The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Michael L. Stern
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 4.0 - 32 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 1 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	123125	11/02/2023	2	2	1	2	5	2	1	8
Criminal Defense Lawyer	112012	11/22/2022	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	112011	11/22/2022	1	2	1	1		1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	104493	04/27/2022	2			1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	94962	04/30/2021	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	83189	02/12/2020	9	10	10	10	9	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	76274	09/17/2019	5	8	9	10	10	10	10	5
Civil Litigation - Private	55614	05/02/2018	1	3	3				1	5
Civil Litigation - Private	50005	06/07/2017	1	1	1			1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	45688	10/04/2016	1
Civil Litigation - Private	44454	07/26/2016	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	7
Criminal Defense Lawyer	44263	07/14/2016	3	1	2	1	4	2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	37909	10/05/2015	9	10	9	10	10	9	8	2
Civil Litigation - Private	33521	03/19/2015	1	1	1	1		1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	32750	02/03/2015
Civil Litigation - Private	32566	01/26/2015	2	1	1	1	8	1	2	5
Civil Litigation - Private	30873	11/08/2014	2	1	1	1	10	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	28485	07/30/2014
Civil Litigation - Private	28484	07/30/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	28481	07/30/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Govt.	28479	07/30/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	25319	02/21/2014	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	21078	04/17/2013	9	7	9		10	10		10
Civil Litigation - Private	19675	01/21/2013	1				10			1
Civil Litigation - Private	18394	11/04/2012	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	17900	10/09/2012	2	1	2		8	5	2	4
Civil Litigation - Private	15473	06/15/2012	3	5	5			2	3	1
Civil Litigation - Private	14759	04/30/2012	1	6	1		1	2	2	3
Civil Litigation - Private	14599	04/20/2012	1	1	1	1		1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	14131	03/20/2012	3	4	4	4	8	2	4
Civil Litigation - Private	11667	08/28/2011	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	6153	09/22/2009	3	5	3	4	6	5	3	5
Civil Litigation - Private	6146	09/21/2009	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	8
Civil Litigation - Private	4663	02/06/2009	8	9	9	9	8	9	9	8
Category Average			3.6	4.2	4.1	4.3	6.2	4.2	3.9	4.2

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
123125
112012
112011
104493
94962
83189
76274
55614
50005
45688
44454
44263
37909			10
33521
32750
32566
30873
28485
28484	1	1	1	1	1	1
28481	1	1	1	1	1	1
28479	1	1	1	1	1	1
25319
21078
19675
18394
17900
15473
14759
14599
14131
11667
6153
6146
4663
	1.0	1.0	3.3	1.0	1.0	1.0

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
123125	1		7	2.0
112012	1	1	1	1.0
112011	1		1	1.2
104493	2			1.5
94962	10	10		10.0
83189	9			9.6
76274	8	2	10	8.8
55614	2			2.0
50005	1		1	1.0
45688	1	1	1	1.0
44454	10		5	9.8
44263	2	1	2	2.0
37909	9		5	9.3
33521	1		1	1.0
32750				0.0
32566	1	2	10	2.1
30873	1			2.3
28485				0.0
28484	1	1	1	1.0
28481	1	1	1	1.0
28479	1	1	1	1.0
25319	10		10	9.9
21078	10			9.2
19675	3		3	4.7
18394				1.0
17900	1	1	1	3.0
15473	1	1	10	3.2
14759	1		1	2.0
14599	1		1	1.0
14131	7		5	4.5
11667	1			1.0
6153	4	5	5	4.1
6146	10	1		9.8
4663	7		6	8.5
	3.8	2.2	3.9	3.8

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	89096	09/07/2020	2866			Read Comment
Other	59046	08/25/2018	2866			Read Comment
Litigant	50646	07/16/2017	2866	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	29379	09/10/2014	2866			Read Comment
Category Average				1.0	1.0

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

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General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

Non-attorney Rating (if applicable)

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
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Civil Case Rating Criteria
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Non-attorney Rating
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