Hon. Mel Red Recana
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 14 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 3 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 - Private10877407/19/20225111411 
Civil Litigation - Private10568206/17/202212212111
Civil Litigation - Private10341403/13/20221010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private10010210/26/2021711161 1
Civil Litigation - Private9745408/02/202173419 1 
Civil Litigation - Private9462004/16/20211099101010109
Civil Litigation - Private5494203/30/20181099 991010
Civil Litigation - Private4829303/17/2017111  11 
Civil Litigation - Private4758402/05/2017        
Civil Litigation - Private4283705/20/20168810107776
Criminal Defense Lawyer1691708/17/201283425527
Civil Litigation - Private711505/15/201011111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer669702/17/20101055577710
Civil Litigation - Private661401/25/20101088858 10
Civil Litigation - Private635711/12/200931111117
Category Average  6.54.44.74.35.84.84.36.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
108774      
105682      
103414      
100102      
97454      
94620      
54942      
48293      
47584      
42837      
16917      
7115      
6697      
6614      
6357      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1087741 91.9
1056821111.4
1034141010 10.0
1001021 102.6
974545  4.3
9462010 109.8
5494210 69.4
482931 11.0
47584   0.0
4283710  8.4
169174534.1
71151111.0
66975 96.4
661410558.1
635722101.4
 5.14.05.94.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12710506/03/2024280011.0Read Comment
Other5468203/13/2018280088.0Read Comment
Other4411107/07/2016280011.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.33.3