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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. Dzintra I. Janavs

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA1731
Rating:8.7

Comments:
Judge Janavs is highly intelligent and has an ability to go right to the salient questions in the matters before her. She doesn't suffer fools gladly, and one encounters too many foolish lawyers in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Does this make her a "mean" judge? I think not. If you are well-prepared and have developed a cogent argument in support of your position, you will appreciate the focus and the intellect she will bring to bear on the issues presented by your case. On the other hand, if you haven't prepared and you show up with some rambling excuses for this, that and the other you failed to do, well, she won't have much patience with you. But that will be your fault, not hers. I love appearing before her.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA1166
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Probably the meanest judge I have ever been in front of in 17 years of practice. Thankfully, my tax dollars are no longer paying her.