Hon. Mark A. Borenstein
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.2 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 4 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
Civil Litigation - Private10077111/22/202171010 10101010
Civil Litigation - Private8410203/11/20208101010591010
Criminal Defense Lawyer7545309/01/20199810     
Civil Litigation - Private6974805/30/201951010108101010
Civil Litigation - Private5131508/28/201711117412
Civil Litigation - Private4990506/02/2017101010 1010  
Civil Litigation - Govt.4851803/28/2017101010 10 10 
Civil Litigation - Private4473608/12/2016435310525
Criminal Defense Lawyer4212904/19/20161010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private4100102/20/201693 1  1 
Civil Litigation - Private3675708/07/20151099710   
Criminal Defense Lawyer3322003/02/20153331311 
Civil Litigation - Private3273802/03/2015101010 1010  
Civil Litigation - Govt.3245401/20/201511111111
Civil Litigation - Private2843607/28/2014101010101010109
Category Average  7.17.27.85.48.07.36.07.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
100771      
84102      
75453      
69748      
51315      
49905      
48518      
44736      
42129      
41001      
36757      
332201     
32738      
32454111111
28436      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
10077110 109.6
8410210 99.0
754539  9.0
6974810 89.1
513151112.1
4990510  10.0
485189 89.8
447363  4.4
4212910 810.0
410011  3.0
367577  8.7
332202  2.0
3273810  10.0
324541111.0
2843610  10.0
 6.91.06.47.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant5407202/09/20181503977.0Read Comment
Other5124508/23/2017150391010.0Read Comment
Litigant4083002/11/20161503911.0Read Comment
Litigant4044901/28/201615039  Read Comment
Litigant2283908/14/20131503955.0Read Comment
Category Average   5.85.8