"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Richard F. Walmark	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. Richard F. Walmark

Comments

Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: CA3288
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I don't know now this judge can reign over unlawful detainer cases when he in fact is losing his own home to foreclosure due to too much $$$ taken out.
Odd world we live in .

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3267
Rating:7.5

Comments:
Long winded and not the most efficient judge; however, he makes every effort to follow the law and gives each side an equal opportunity to argue their positions. He is fair, accomodating, and essentially what a judge is supposed to be. He is also a great trial judge. If you are a well prepared lawyer you will do well in front of him.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA2984
Rating:1.4

Comments:
Judge Walmark is among the worst judges I have ever encountered. He lacks the intellectual ability required to make even routine decisions, and has turned the operation of his courtroom over to landlord attorneys who give the appearance to the public that they run the show. He is far too deferential to landlord attorneys, and at the same time seeks to embarrass tenants and their attorneys. Over the course of sitting in his courtroom for three days, I witnessed Judge Walmark ignore the law on case after case, and rely on landlord attorneys, opposite pro per tenants, to tell him what the law is. He even gave a speech at the outset one morning to all litigants advising them incorrectly on the law of the warranty of habitability. Judge Walmark may have been a fine criminal judge (I don't know) but he is ill suited for civil litigation of any kind.

Judge Walmark is the kind of judge that CCP 170.6 was written for.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA2454
Rating:5.0

Comments:
Can be easily fooled