Hon. David L. Belz
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.6 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 10 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

* Temp. Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Sch. Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Indu. Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Comp. Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punct. Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* Ab-Pr. General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* Ab-Tr. General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flex Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
    

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cr. Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Bail General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Plea Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
Inc.-Pr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-Tr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-S. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cv. Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Settle Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
Inc. General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
    
  

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Criminal Defense Lawyer12760807/03/2024        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12374411/18/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12374011/18/20231111 111
Criminal Defense Lawyer12368311/13/20231010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer11677703/15/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private9136512/22/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8272302/03/202011115111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5597605/13/201811114114
Civil Litigation - Private5290912/01/201721112112
Civil Litigation - Private5244010/31/201723211112
Criminal Defense Lawyer4667612/09/2016766 10   
Civil Litigation - Private4649111/28/201611111111
Civil Litigation - Private4601910/26/201611111111
Civil Litigation - Private4457608/03/20162     1 
Criminal Defense Lawyer4269005/12/201625859225
Civil Litigation - Private3620407/12/201511111111
Civil Litigation - Private2615303/23/20146 11 1  
Civil Litigation - Private2322909/10/20134251 42 
Category Average  2.82.62.92.04.12.01.82.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
127608      
123744      
123740      
123683      
116777      
91365      
82723      
55976      
52909      
52440      
46676      
46491      
46019      
44576      
42690      
36204      
26153      
23229      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
127608   0.0
123744   0.0
123740   1.0
123683   10.0
1167771111.0
91365   0.0
8272315101.5
559761111.4
5290911 1.3
524401131.5
466768  7.4
464911111.0
460191111.0
445761 11.3
42690   4.7
362041111.0
26153   2.3
2322915 2.7
 1.61.92.42.2

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12671205/07/20241518611.0Read Comment
Other12504702/07/202415186  Read Comment
Other12504302/07/2024151861010.0Read Comment
Other12368211/13/2023151861010.0Read Comment
Other11976608/01/202315186  Read Comment
Other11114510/20/202215186   
Litigant10940708/06/202215186   
Litigant10940508/06/202215186   
Other10547106/08/202215186   
Litigant9621806/20/20211518611.0Read Comment
Litigant9137412/23/20201518611.0Read Comment
Other9097012/05/202015186  Read Comment
Other8755706/27/20201518611.0Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer7986212/06/20191518611.0Read Comment
Other5109108/14/20171518611.0Read Comment
Other5014006/15/201715186  Read Comment
Litigant4291805/24/201615186  Read Comment
Litigant4076402/08/20161518622.0Read Comment
Other2947609/16/20141518622.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.03.0