The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Ernest M. Hiroshige
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 2.7 - 23 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: - 0 rating(s)

* 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)

* 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)

* 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	119610	07/22/2023	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Govt.	93832	03/23/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	68206	04/22/2019
Criminal Defense Lawyer	67734	04/09/2019
Civil Litigation - Private	61480	11/11/2018	3	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	59609	09/14/2018	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	57711	07/11/2018
Civil Litigation - Private	57255	06/25/2018	5	3	1	1	1	2	2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	51203	08/22/2017	3		2		2	1	3	1
Civil Litigation - Private	49140	04/26/2017
Civil Litigation - Private	44712	08/11/2016	3	5	3	2	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	44100	07/06/2016	5	2	2	2	1	2	2
Civil Litigation - Private	43890	06/23/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	42845	05/20/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	40535	01/29/2016	5	1	2		1	1		5
Criminal Defense Lawyer	37107	08/25/2015
Civil Litigation - Private	31890	12/26/2014	3	1	1	1	1	1		1
Civil Litigation - Govt.	28082	07/15/2014	1	1	1		1	1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	27032	05/17/2014	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	24450	12/04/2013	1	7
Civil Litigation - Private	24010	11/01/2013	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	22052	06/16/2013	9	7	6	8	4	7	8	5
Civil Litigation - Private	20685	03/22/2013	4	2	1	2	1	2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	17389	09/14/2012	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	17189	09/05/2012
Civil Litigation - Private	13571	02/17/2012	2	1	1	1	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	12885	01/11/2012			1	1	1	1	1	5
Criminal Defense Lawyer	9628	12/22/2010	3	2	2	2	3	2
Civil Litigation - Private	9064	09/30/2010	4	3	1	3	1	3
Category Average			3.6	3.0	2.4	2.7	2.0	2.4	3.1	2.5

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
119610				10.0
93832	1	1	1	1.0
68206				0.0
67734				0.0
61480				1.3
59609	1		1	1.0
57711				0.0
57255	5		5	2.5
51203				2.2
49140				0.0
44712		1		2.3
44100				2.3
43890	1	1		1.0
42845	1			1.0
40535	1			1.8
37107				0.0
31890	1	1		1.3
28082	1			1.0
27032	1	1	1	1.3
24450	2	1	1	3.3
24010	10	2	5	9.9
22052	9	3	5	7.3
20685	4			2.3
17389	1	1	1	1.6
17189				0.0
13571	2	8	1	1.4
12885		1		1.0
9628		2		2.3
9064	3		3	2.6
	2.8	1.9	2.4	2.1

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	ReadComment
Other	52258	10/21/2017	2643	Read Comment
Litigant	17879	10/08/2012	2643	Read Comment
Other	17685	09/24/2012	2643	Read Comment
Other	16100	07/08/2012	2643	Read Comment
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