Hon. Huey P. Cotton, Jr.
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.4 - 16 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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 - Private12395912/05/20238910979 10
Civil Litigation - Private11630002/20/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11482101/23/20231111111 
Civil Litigation - Private11426212/27/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private9806408/25/202192218228
Civil Litigation - Private9479104/24/20211010109910910
Civil Litigation - Private9479004/24/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private6416801/22/20191091010510 10
Civil Litigation - Private5886908/20/201810981099108
Civil Litigation - Private5875408/16/20181089 7101010
Civil Litigation - Private5587505/10/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private4866704/06/2017622     
Civil Litigation - Private4816303/09/201710989610109
Civil Litigation - Private4781802/18/20171010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer4516909/05/2016797810997
Civil Litigation - Private4085002/12/2016109898101010
Civil Litigation - Private3873911/06/20151095 3 10 
Civil Litigation - Private3698108/18/2015        
Civil Litigation - Private2320509/08/20133131 216
Category Average  7.36.25.96.16.16.76.57.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
123959      
116300111111
1148211     
114262111111
98064      
94791      
94790      
64168      
58869      
58754      
55875      
48667      
48163      
47818      
45169      
40850      
38739      
36981      
23205      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12395910 58.9
1163001111.0
1148211  1.0
1142621111.0
980641 23.4
94791105 9.6
94790   0.0
6416810  9.1
5886910 59.4
5875410 69.1
55875   0.0
486672  3.0
481639 58.9
47818108510.0
4516910 78.6
40850105 9.3
387399 57.7
36981   0.0
232051  1.7
 6.64.04.25.3

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11790905/08/202315053  Read Comment
Litigant9809208/26/20211505311.0Read Comment
Litigant8765206/30/20201505311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0