Hon. Cary H. Nishimoto
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.6 - 13 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   - 0 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
Civil Litigation - Private11872406/04/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private8331502/15/202011115111
Civil Litigation - Private6893605/11/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private4202004/14/201612111113
Prosecutor3021710/22/2014111110111
Civil Litigation - Private2993210/09/2014214   2 
Civil Litigation - Private1977601/29/2013311181  
Civil Litigation - Private1691408/17/201221115116
Civil Litigation - Private1466204/25/201277778877
Civil Litigation - Private1464004/24/2012222 1221
Civil Litigation - Private1441504/13/201222121221
Civil Litigation - Private1434004/05/20123432535 
Civil Litigation - Private1382703/07/201275668878
Category Average  2.52.22.32.24.52.52.63.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
118724      
83315111111
68936      
42020      
302171101111
29932      
19776      
16914      
14662      
14640      
14415      
14340      
13827      
 1.05.51.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
118724   1.0
833151111.4
689361111.0
420201 21.1
3021711102.0
299322  2.2
19776   2.5
169141111.6
146627  7.3
146402  1.9
144152121.8
143402 23.4
138276656.6
 2.41.83.02.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11361412/12/20222768  Read Comment
Category Average