Hon. Steven D. Blades
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.1 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 8 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
Prosecutor12795507/23/2024111111110
Civil Litigation - Private12421012/22/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private12228510/18/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer12070109/21/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11585401/29/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.11434712/31/20221111111 
Civil Litigation - Govt.11216112/03/20221111111 
Civil Litigation - Govt.11079010/09/20221111111 
Prosecutor10618007/09/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.9761208/07/2021111110111
Category Average  1.01.01.01.01.91.01.02.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1279551101111
1242101101111
1222851101111
1207011101111
1158541101111
1143471     
1121611     
1107901     
1061801     
97612111111
 1.08.51.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12795511101.0
12421011101.0
1222851111.0
1207011111.0
11585411 1.0
1143471  1.0
1121611  1.0
1107901  1.0
1061801  1.0
97612   2.1
 1.01.05.51.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12948511/07/2024251311.0Read Comment
Other12396412/06/2023251311.0Read Comment
Litigant12373011/17/2023251311.0Read Comment
Litigant11866406/01/2023251311.0Read Comment
Other11855205/28/20232513  Read Comment
Litigant11696603/25/2023251311.0Read Comment
Court Staff10035111/06/2021251311.0Read Comment
Other9984410/15/2021251311.0Read Comment
Other8627405/23/2020251311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0