Hon. Deborah L. Christian
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.1 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 5 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 Lawyer10623007/12/2022111111  
Civil Litigation - Private9535105/14/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6082710/23/201811111111
Civil Litigation - Private5423902/18/201811115115
Civil Litigation - Private4292705/24/20161111111 
Civil Litigation - Private3780809/29/201511 1  1 
Civil Litigation - Private3574506/25/2015111111 1
Category Average  1.01.01.01.01.71.01.02.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1062301     
95351      
60827111411
542391105111
42927      
37808      
35745      
 1.05.53.02.51.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1062301221.0
953511111.0
6082711101.0
542391581.4
42927   1.0
378081 11.0
357451 101.0
 1.02.35.31.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11915206/24/2023253711.0Read Comment
Litigant11044909/24/20222537  Read Comment
Other10604107/02/20222537  Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer10533606/03/20222537  Read Comment
Court Staff10524806/01/2022253722.0Read Comment
Other9538605/15/20212537   
Other9291302/24/2021253711.0Read Comment
Litigant9088112/01/20202537  Read Comment
Court Staff8812107/21/20202537  Read Comment
Other4729601/18/20172537  Read Comment
Litigant4468508/09/20162537  Read Comment
Litigant3794810/07/2015253711.0Read Comment
Other1986102/02/2013253755.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.02.0