Hon. Michael Lief
Judge
Superior Court
Ventura County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.4 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 9 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 Lawyer12795407/23/2024101010 10   
Civil Litigation - Private12587603/15/2024        
Civil Litigation - Private12584403/13/2024        
Civil Litigation - Private12582603/12/2024        
Prosecutor12402912/10/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11432912/30/2022101010 10101010
Civil Litigation - Private11095310/14/202210101010101010 
Civil Litigation - Private10607407/04/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private10393504/04/2022111     
Civil Litigation - Private10390504/03/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private10351803/17/202211      
Civil Litigation - Private10284502/12/20221111  1 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10091711/27/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private10033311/05/20215111521 
Criminal Defense Lawyer9979310/13/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9976210/12/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9970510/11/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9947110/03/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9936909/28/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9932609/27/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9931609/27/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9893709/17/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private9774308/11/2021 111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer9129512/18/20201010  10 10 
Category Average  5.04.34.02.56.74.24.44.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
127954      
125876      
125844      
125826      
124029      
114329      
110953      
106074      
103935      
103905      
103518      
1028451     
100917      
1003331     
99793      
99762      
99705      
99471      
99369      
99326      
99316      
98937      
97743      
912951010    
 4.010.0    
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
127954   10.0
125876   0.0
125844   0.0
125826   0.0
124029   0.0
11432910  10.0
11095310  10.0
1060741 11.0
1039351111.0
103905   0.0
103518   1.0
1028451 11.0
1009171111.0
1003331 12.0
99793   0.0
99762   0.0
99705   0.0
99471   0.0
99369   0.0
99326   0.0
99316   0.0
98937   0.0
977431  1.0
91295   10.0
 3.31.01.02.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12815508/11/20242252911.0Read Comment
Court Staff12796107/24/202422529  Read Comment
Other12795307/23/2024225291010.0Read Comment
Litigant12494301/29/202422529  Read Comment
Litigant12472501/14/20242252922.0Read Comment
Other12421112/22/202322529  Read Comment
Litigant11939507/12/202322529  Read Comment
Other11884306/08/20232252911.0Read Comment
Court Staff11856605/29/202322529  Read Comment
Court Staff11639202/23/202322529  Read Comment
Other11638902/23/202322529  Read Comment
Court Staff11462801/16/202322529  Read Comment
Court Staff11223212/05/202222529  Read Comment
Other11197811/21/202222529  Read Comment
Other11161611/08/202222529  Read Comment
Litigant11157511/06/202222529  Read Comment
Court Staff11156111/06/202222529  Read Comment
Other11155511/06/202222529  Read Comment
Court Staff11095410/14/202222529  Read Comment
Court Staff11080910/09/202222529  Read Comment
Litigant11080110/09/20222252911.0Read Comment
Litigant11018809/14/202222529  Read Comment
Court Staff11009409/09/202222529  Read Comment
Other10400404/08/20222252911.0 
Litigant10393404/04/202222529  Read Comment
Court Staff10306402/21/202222529  Read Comment
Court Staff10292802/16/202222529  Read Comment
Court Staff10139212/14/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant10117712/06/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff10104112/02/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant10082311/23/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant10080611/23/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff10077811/22/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff10063211/16/202122529  Read Comment
Other10033611/05/202122529  Read Comment
Other10033411/05/202122529  Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer10009610/26/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9916409/23/202122529  Read Comment
Other9893409/17/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9886909/14/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9882209/12/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9879509/11/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9859909/04/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant9845109/01/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9841108/31/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9791708/17/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9781208/13/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9737107/29/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9687607/14/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant9654606/30/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9648606/29/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9622906/20/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9607106/14/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant9553005/20/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9544205/17/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant9448304/11/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant9214701/29/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant9174501/13/202122529  Read Comment
Litigant9163001/07/202122529  Read Comment
Court Staff9130312/19/202022529  Read Comment
Court Staff9125612/17/202022529  Read Comment
Other8912309/08/20202252911.0Read Comment
Litigant8311402/10/20202252911.0Read Comment
Other5315412/17/20172252933.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.32.3