"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Luis A. Lavin	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Los Angeles County	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

Comments

What others have said about Hon. Luis A. Lavin

Comments

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3404
Rating:9.3

Comments:
I felt that he was thorough, really considered the facts and the law before him, understood the issues well even though it was outside of his usual area, respectful, and gave all sides plenty of opportunity to state their case. I feel like he was a little pro City/defendant. We were the opposing side and we won, but it should have been a slam dunk anyway because the City's position was extremely weak. Really.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA2774
Rating:8.3

Comments:
Haven't a clue what CA2363 is talking about? He came across as intelligent, judicious, and confident of his abilities. I know Central District pretty well and this judge is nowhere near 170.6.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA2363
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge should be removed from the bench. He outright lies on the bench, you will never get a fair hearing from him on anything. He's in the pocket.
170.6 ASAP