The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Laura C. Ellison
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 1.7 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 30 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer	103067	02/22/2022
Criminal Defense Lawyer	99587	10/07/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	58328	07/31/2018
Civil Litigation - Private	35755	06/25/2015	1	1	1	10		1	1	5
Civil Litigation - Private	21142	04/19/2013	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	20477	03/10/2013	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	20464	03/09/2013
Criminal Defense Lawyer	20460	03/09/2013				1
Civil Litigation - Private	20449	03/09/2013	1			1		1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	20438	03/09/2013	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	20433	03/09/2013	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	19693	01/23/2013				1		1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	18299	10/29/2012	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	13828	03/07/2012	9	8	8		6	7	8	8
Category Average			1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.7	2.7

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
103067
99587	1	10		1	1	1
58328
35755
21142	1	1	1	1	1	1
20477	1
20464
20460	1
20449
20438	1	1	1	1	1	1
20433
19693			1
18299	1	1	1	1	1	1
13828
	1.0	3.3	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
103067				0.0
99587	1	1	10	1.0
58328				0.0
35755	1	1	10	2.3
21142	1	1	1	1.0
20477	1			1.0
20464				0.0
20460				1.0
20449	1		1	1.0
20438	1	1	1	1.0
20433	1	1	1	1.0
19693				1.0
18299	1	1	1	1.0
13828	8	5	5	7.7
	1.8	1.6	3.8	1.4

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	126100	04/01/2024	2574
Litigant	61049	10/28/2018	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	21065	04/16/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20523	03/12/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20509	03/11/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20504	03/10/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20495	03/10/2013	2574	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	20489	03/10/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20488	03/10/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20487	03/10/2013	2574			Read Comment
Other	20483	03/10/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20479	03/10/2013	2574			Read Comment
Other	20478	03/10/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20476	03/10/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20474	03/10/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	20470	03/09/2013	2574			Read Comment
Other	20469	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20466	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20465	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20462	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20458	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20457	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	20456	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20454	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20452	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20451	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20446	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20445	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20444	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20443	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20442	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20441	03/09/2013	2574			Read Comment
Other	20440	03/09/2013	2574			Read Comment
Other	20437	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20435	03/09/2013	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20434	03/09/2013	2574			Read Comment
Litigant	14707	04/27/2012	2574	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				1.3	1.3

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General Rating Criteria

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Non-attorney Rating
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