Hon. James E. Horan
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.7 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 7 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer12370411/15/20231010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer11985408/08/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11379212/20/2022101048104  
Civil Litigation - Private11061909/30/2022101010 10 10 
Civil Litigation - Private10954308/13/2022111 111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer9989110/18/20211       
Criminal Defense Lawyer9989010/18/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9132012/20/202011111115
Criminal Defense Lawyer8155101/13/20201       
Civil Litigation - Private7227707/10/2019121210147
Civil Litigation - Private6968605/28/201924513115
Category Average  3.84.94.13.85.82.74.05.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
12370410     
119854      
113792      
110619      
109543      
99891      
99890      
91320      
815511 11  
722771     
696861     
 3.3 1.01.0  
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1237041010510.0
119854   1.0
113792   7.7
11061910  10.0
1095431111.0
998911 11.0
99890   0.0
913201 101.0
81551   1.0
7227711102.6
696861112.1
 3.63.34.73.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant10108612/04/202115085  Read Comment
Other9988910/18/20211508511.0Read Comment
Litigant9777908/12/20211508511.0Read Comment
Other9339303/09/202115085  Read Comment
Other9131912/20/20201508511.0Read Comment
Other9131412/20/202015085  Read Comment
Other8986810/14/20201508522.0Read Comment
Litigant8901009/04/20201508566.0Read Comment
Other8366402/25/20201508511.0Read Comment
Other7760110/14/20191508511.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.91.9