Hon. Lon F. Hurwitz
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.6 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 8 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer10910907/28/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8923909/14/202011112113
Criminal Defense Lawyer5116008/19/201711111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4667712/09/201643439 2 
Civil Litigation - Private4661912/05/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4269105/12/201643747535
Criminal Defense Lawyer3145812/05/201491088  9 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2891708/21/201411111111
Civil Litigation - Private2538102/25/2014109101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2536902/25/2014910788898
Civil Litigation - Private2526602/18/201410910101010109
Category Average  4.64.54.64.45.04.24.44.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
109109111111
89239      
51160      
46677      
46619111111
42691      
31458      
28917111111
25381      
25369      
25266      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1091091111.0
8923911101.1
511601  1.0
466774  4.1
466191111.0
42691   4.7
314589  8.8
289171111.0
253811010109.9
253698958.4
25266109 9.9
 4.64.64.74.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12685705/15/202414650  Read Comment
Litigant12228110/18/20231465011.0Read Comment
Other11970707/28/20231465011.0Read Comment
Litigant10448804/27/20221465011.0Read Comment
Other9182201/16/2021146501010.0Read Comment
Other8955709/28/20201465011.0Read Comment
Other8923609/14/20201465011.0Read Comment
Other8637105/25/202014650  Read Comment
Other5560505/02/20181465022.0Read Comment
Litigant2891608/21/20141465011.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.32.3