The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Richard L. Fruin, Jr.
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 3.8 - 38 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 4.0 - 7 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 - Govt.	129364	10/27/2024	1	1				1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	120259	08/29/2023
Civil Litigation - Private	114661	01/18/2023	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	97780	08/12/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	90910	12/02/2020	1	3				2	2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	84883	04/16/2020
Civil Litigation - Private	81043	01/03/2020	7	8	10		8	10
Civil Litigation - Private	79024	11/16/2019
Civil Litigation - Private	54001	02/05/2018	8	8	7	7	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	53682	01/21/2018
Criminal Defense Lawyer	52116	10/12/2017
Civil Litigation - Private	51398	09/01/2017	1	1		1			1
Civil Litigation - Private	47303	01/18/2017	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	44715	08/11/2016	3	3	2	1		2	2	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	44579	08/03/2016
Criminal Defense Lawyer	44264	07/14/2016	8	7	5	6	7	9	8
Civil Litigation - Private	42532	05/05/2016	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	8
Civil Litigation - Private	41631	03/25/2016	1	2	1	1	4	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	41420	03/13/2016
Civil Litigation - Private	40165	01/13/2016	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8
Civil Litigation - Govt.	37699	09/23/2015	8	2	2	1				10
Civil Litigation - Private	37480	09/10/2015	2	1		2		4	2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	30891	11/09/2014
Civil Litigation - Private	26476	04/11/2014	1			1		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	24597	12/14/2013	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	20937	04/07/2013	1	2	1	1	5	2	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	18895	11/30/2012	7	5	5	4	10	3		10
Civil Litigation - Private	18559	11/14/2012	2	8	5	5	5	5	2	7
Civil Litigation - Private	17634	09/21/2012	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	17032	08/27/2012	8	7	8		8	8	9	8
Civil Litigation - Private	15678	06/22/2012	10
Civil Litigation - Private	12943	01/15/2012	1	1	1	1		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	6217	10/06/2009	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	6159	09/23/2009	8	3	5		10	8		10
Civil Litigation - Private	2101	06/24/2008	3	5	3	3	5	7	5	4
Criminal Defense Lawyer	2075	06/11/2008	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	2071	06/09/2008	3	3	6	6	3
Civil Litigation - Private	2042	05/29/2008	1	3	1	3	7	1	3	1
Civil Litigation - Private	1862	03/26/2008	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	1730	03/13/2008	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	1729	03/13/2008	2	1	3	1	1	2	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	1706	03/06/2008	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	1662	02/27/2008	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1
Category Average			3.9	3.8	4.0	3.4	5.3	4.0	3.3	4.0

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
129364
120259
114661
97780
90910
84883
81043
79024
54001
53682
52116
51398
47303
44715
44579
44264
42532
41631
41420
40165
37699
37480
30891
26476
24597
20937
18895
18559
17634	2	1	1	1	1	1
17032
15678
12943
6217
6159
2101
2075
2071
2042
1862	2
1730
1729
1706
1662
	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
129364	1			1.0
120259				0.0
114661	10	10	10	9.9
97780	1	1	1	1.0
90910				2.0
84883	1	1		1.0
81043	10		10	8.8
79024	1			1.0
54001	10		5	8.3
53682				0.0
52116				0.0
51398	1			1.0
47303	10			10.0
44715	2	2		2.1
44579				0.0
44264	8		9	7.3
42532				9.9
41631	1	1	1	1.5
41420				0.0
40165	10		10	10.0
37699	1	1	3	2.8
37480	1		1	2.0
30891	2	1	1	2.0
26476	1	1	5	1.0
24597	1	1	1	1.1
20937	1	1	1	1.8
18895	1	1	1	5.0
18559	1	2	1	4.1
17634	1			1.4
17032	8			8.0
15678				10.0
12943	1		1	1.0
6217	1	1	1	1.5
6159	8	1	8	7.0
2101	3			4.3
2075	1	1	1	1.5
2071	2		2	3.8
2042	1	1		2.5
1862	1	1	5	1.3
1730	1	1		1.6
1729	1	1		1.5
1706	1	1	1	1.0
1662	2	1	2	1.5
	3.1	1.5	3.5	3.3

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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	126659	05/03/2024	2602			Read Comment
Litigant	105687	06/17/2022	2602			Read Comment
Other	98899	09/16/2021	2602	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	97783	08/12/2021	2602			Read Comment
Litigant	94544	04/13/2021	2602	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	89662	10/02/2020	2602			Read Comment
Litigant	78932	11/14/2019	2602	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	65902	02/26/2019	2602			Read Comment
Litigant	41147	02/28/2016	2602			Read Comment
Litigant	36385	07/21/2015	2602	1	1.0	Read Comment
Court Staff	34972	05/25/2015	2602			Read Comment
Litigant	30890	11/09/2014	2602	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	30199	10/21/2014	2602	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	26478	04/11/2014	2602	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	26477	04/11/2014	2602			Read Comment
Category Average				4.9	4.9

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

Non-attorney Rating (if applicable)

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)