The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Shirley K Watkins
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 2.0 - 31 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 42 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	128522	09/03/2024	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	127572	06/30/2024	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	126219	04/10/2024
Civil Litigation - Private	120540	09/13/2023
Civil Litigation - Private	120250	08/29/2023	1	1	1	1	10	2	2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	116567	03/03/2023	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	103643	03/23/2022
Criminal Defense Lawyer	98616	09/04/2021
Civil Litigation - Private	95526	05/20/2021	1	1	1	1	5		5	1
Civil Litigation - Private	93651	03/18/2021
Criminal Defense Lawyer	93645	03/18/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	93635	03/17/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	92799	02/21/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	92479	02/09/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	91681	01/10/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	91612	01/07/2021	10	8	10	8	10	10		10
Civil Litigation - Private	80231	12/12/2019	9	8		3	10	9	7
Criminal Defense Lawyer	80174	12/11/2019
Criminal Defense Lawyer	79387	11/23/2019	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	9
Civil Litigation - Private	78835	11/12/2019	1	3	3	1	7	1	1	5
Criminal Defense Lawyer	77869	10/20/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	75510	09/03/2019
Civil Litigation - Govt.	75503	09/02/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	75105	08/25/2019
Criminal Defense Lawyer	74879	08/22/2019
Criminal Defense Lawyer	74824	08/22/2019
Criminal Defense Lawyer	74696	08/20/2019
Criminal Defense Lawyer	74695	08/20/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	72738	07/18/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	72736	07/18/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	72322	07/11/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	71982	07/05/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	71376	06/26/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	67799	04/11/2019	1	1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	66688	03/12/2019	5	1	1	1	5	4
Civil Litigation - Private	49921	06/04/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	48604	04/03/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	46795	12/16/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	44220	07/12/2016	1	1		1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	42732	05/14/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	42730	05/14/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	40818	02/11/2016	5		3	2		1	1
Category Average			2.1	1.8	1.8	1.6	2.9	2.0	1.7	1.8

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
128522
127572
126219
120540
120250
116567
103643
98616
95526
93651
93645	1	1	1	1	1	1
93635
92799
92479
91681
91612
80231
80174
79387	10	5	9	5	5	5
78835
77869	1	1	1	1	1	1
75510
75503
75105
74879
74824
74696
74695	1	1	1	1	1	1
72738	1	1	1	1	1	1
72736	1	1	1	1	1	1
72322	1	1	1	1	1	1
71982	1	1	1	1	1	1
71376	1	1	1	1	1	1
67799
66688
49921
48604
46795
44220
42732
42730
40818
	2.0	1.4	1.9	1.4	1.4	1.4

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
128522	1	1	1	1.0
127572	1	1	1	1.0
126219				0.0
120540				0.0
120250	1			2.4
116567	1			1.0
103643				0.0
98616				0.0
95526	1			2.1
93651				0.0
93645	1	1	1	1.0
93635	1	1	1	1.0
92799				1.0
92479	1		1	1.0
91681				1.0
91612	10			9.4
80231	8		6	7.7
80174				0.0
79387	10	9	5	9.8
78835	1		1	2.3
77869	1	1	1	1.0
75510				0.0
75503	1	1	1	1.0
75105				0.0
74879				0.0
74824				0.0
74696				0.0
74695	1	1	1	1.0
72738	1	1	1	1.0
72736	1	1	1	1.0
72322	1	1	1	1.0
71982	1	1	1	1.0
71376	1	1	1	1.0
67799	1		1	1.0
66688				2.8
49921				1.0
48604				1.0
46795			1	1.0
44220	1	1	1	1.0
42732	1	1	1	1.0
42730	1	1	1	1.0
40818				2.4
	2.0	1.5	1.4	1.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	116683	03/10/2023	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	105891	06/25/2022	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	105774	06/21/2022	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	98588	09/03/2021	22440	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	95979	06/10/2021	22440	2	2.0	Read Comment
Litigant	94793	04/24/2021	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	93659	03/18/2021	22440			Read Comment
Other	91603	01/06/2021	22440			Read Comment
Other	91599	01/06/2021	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	90713	11/23/2020	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	90105	10/23/2020	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	88746	08/24/2020	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	88089	07/20/2020	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Court Staff	87836	07/09/2020	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	79516	11/27/2019	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	78879	11/14/2019	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	75449	09/01/2019	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	75317	08/29/2019	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	75205	08/27/2019	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	74734	08/21/2019	22440	9	9.0	Read Comment
Litigant	72411	07/12/2019	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	72331	07/11/2019	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	71684	06/29/2019	22440			Read Comment
Other	69244	05/19/2019	22440			Read Comment
Litigant	67283	03/27/2019	22440	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	58908	08/21/2018	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	58907	08/21/2018	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Court Staff	58314	07/31/2018	22440			Read Comment
Litigant	58208	07/28/2018	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	57959	07/19/2018	22440			Read Comment
Litigant	57602	07/06/2018	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	55487	04/28/2018	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	55371	04/24/2018	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	54005	02/06/2018	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	53698	01/22/2018	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	52380	10/27/2017	22440			Read Comment
Other	51939	10/01/2017	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	49364	05/09/2017	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	49346	05/07/2017	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	48631	04/04/2017	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	48591	04/01/2017	22440			Read Comment
Other	48500	03/27/2017	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	48292	03/17/2017	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	47499	01/31/2017	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	46587	12/03/2016	22440			Read Comment
Other	46359	11/17/2016	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	45855	10/15/2016	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	45714	10/06/2016	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	45315	09/12/2016	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	44219	07/12/2016	22440			Read Comment
Litigant	44218	07/12/2016	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	42554	05/06/2016	22440			Read Comment
Other	39787	12/24/2015	22440	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				1.6	1.6

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