The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Ruth Ann Kwan
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 2.5 - 35 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 2.0 - 10 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 - Private	111695	11/09/2022	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	103216	02/28/2022	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	101756	12/23/2021	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	101683	12/19/2021
Civil Litigation - Private	100110	10/26/2021	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	98391	08/31/2021	7	8	9		10	10		5
Civil Litigation - Private	95624	05/25/2021	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Govt.	95270	05/11/2021	1	5		5			3
Civil Litigation - Private	94719	04/19/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	89188	09/11/2020
Civil Litigation - Private	88798	08/27/2020	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	84470	03/27/2020	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	76966	10/01/2019	2	2				2	2
Civil Litigation - Private	69055	05/14/2019	2	1	2	1	8	2	1	7
Civil Litigation - Private	61097	10/30/2018	7	9		9	8	10
Civil Litigation - Private	56562	06/02/2018	5	10	10	9	10	9	10	7
Civil Litigation - Private	53261	12/25/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	49386	05/10/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	41622	03/25/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	37045	08/21/2015	1	1	1			1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	34785	05/15/2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	33243	03/03/2015	1	2	1		1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	31849	12/23/2014	3	3	7	2	1	2	2	5
Civil Litigation - Private	28549	08/03/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	28379	07/28/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	27668	06/27/2014
Civil Litigation - Private	27033	05/17/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	21510	05/07/2013	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	16427	07/24/2012	1	1	1		1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	15852	07/02/2012	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	15315	06/04/2012	3	3		2	2
Civil Litigation - Private	13135	02/02/2012	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Civil Litigation - Private	12858	01/09/2012	1	1	3	1	3	1	1	2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	11358	07/16/2011	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	10717	05/11/2011	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	6699	02/17/2010	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	2821	09/10/2008	2	2	2	1	4	2		3
Category Average			2.1	2.6	2.5	2.4	3.1	2.7	2.1	2.8

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
111695
103216
101756
101683
100110
98391
95624
95270
94719
89188
88798
84470	1	1	1	1	1	1
76966
69055
61097
56562
53261
49386
41622
37045
34785
33243
31849
28549
28379
27668
27033
21510
16427
15852
15315
13135
12858
11358	1
10717
6699
2821
	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
111695	10	10	10	9.8
103216	1	1	1	1.0
101756	1	1	1	1.0
101683				0.0
100110	1	1	1	1.4
98391	10	10		9.0
95624	10	10	5	9.6
95270	3	6	7	3.4
94719	1	1	1	1.0
89188	1			1.0
88798	1			1.3
84470	1	1	1	1.0
76966	1		1	1.8
69055	2		5	2.4
61097	10			8.8
56562	10	10	5	9.1
53261	1			1.0
49386	1	1		1.0
41622	1	1		1.0
37045				1.0
34785	1	1	1	1.0
33243			1	1.2
31849	2	4	1	2.8
28549	1			1.0
28379	1		1	1.0
27668				0.0
27033	1	1		1.0
21510	1	1	1	1.1
16427	1	1	1	1.0
15852	1	10	1	1.0
15315	2		2	2.4
13135	1	8		1.0
12858	1			1.5
11358				1.0
10717	2		9	1.2
6699	1			1.5
2821	2		2	2.1
	2.6	4.2	2.8	2.4

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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
Court Staff	101757	12/23/2021	2693			Read Comment
Other	101687	12/20/2021	2693	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	92655	02/18/2021	2693	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	79507	11/27/2019	2693	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	76174	09/15/2019	2693	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	73583	08/02/2019	2693			Read Comment
Litigant	34854	05/19/2015	2693	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	30007	10/12/2014	2693	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	28548	08/03/2014	2693	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	16222	07/11/2012	2693	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	14881	05/09/2012	2693	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	11831	09/13/2011	2693			Read Comment
Other	7226	06/28/2010	2693	3	3.0	Read Comment
Category Average				2.1	2.1

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)