Hon. Bruce G. Iwasaki
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.7 - 14 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 18 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 - Private12472201/13/202411 11111
Civil Litigation - Private12398712/06/2023222542 2
Criminal Defense Lawyer12397912/06/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12397812/06/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12397712/06/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12397612/06/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer12397412/06/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12397312/06/2023        
Civil Litigation - Govt.12228310/18/202310       
Criminal Defense Lawyer11206111/30/20221010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private11021709/15/20229910101081010
Criminal Defense Lawyer10491505/17/20221       
Criminal Defense Lawyer10352503/18/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private9919209/24/202111215324
Criminal Defense Lawyer9440704/10/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer8884808/30/2020        
Criminal Defense Lawyer5115608/18/20171 11 11 
Civil Litigation - Private4462908/05/201641010 9   
Civil Litigation - Private3767009/22/20151       
Civil Litigation - Private3708608/24/201510101010109108
Civil Litigation - Private2656404/18/201457884   
Civil Litigation - Private2361610/07/201351111012 
Category Average  4.45.25.54.86.44.04.65.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
124722      
123987      
123979      
123978      
123977      
123976      
123974      
123973      
122283      
1120611010 10  
110217      
104915      
103525      
99192      
94407      
88848      
51156      
44629      
37670      
37086      
26564      
23616      
 10.010.0 10.0  
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
124722   1.0
12398717 2.6
123979   0.0
123978   0.0
123977   0.0
12397611 1.0
123974   0.0
123973   0.0
1222831010 10.0
112061 10 10.0
110217101099.5
1049151  1.0
103525   0.0
991921122.0
94407   0.0
88848   0.0
51156   1.0
446293  7.2
37670   1.0
3708610 109.9
265646  6.3
23616   3.0
 4.86.57.03.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12400212/07/20231508611.0Read Comment
Other12396612/06/20231508611.0Read Comment
Litigant11789505/07/2023150861010.0Read Comment
Litigant11427812/28/202215086  Read Comment
Litigant11206011/30/2022150861010.0Read Comment
Other10352403/18/20221508611.0Read Comment
Litigant10101412/01/20211508611.0Read Comment
Litigant9976510/13/202115086  Read Comment
Other9920509/24/202115086  Read Comment
Other9920409/24/202115086  Read Comment
Litigant9918609/24/20211508611.0Read Comment
Other9844809/01/202115086  Read Comment
Litigant8884708/30/202015086  Read Comment
Litigant8003512/09/20191508611.0Read Comment
Litigant5478103/20/20181508677.0Read Comment
Litigant5455703/07/20181508611.0Read Comment
Other5188009/27/20171508611.0Read Comment
Other5153609/12/20171508611.0Read Comment
Litigant5115508/18/20171508611.0Read Comment
Other5025706/22/20171508611.0Read Comment
Litigant4555609/27/20161508611.0Read Comment
Other3874811/07/201515086  Read Comment
Litigant3735809/03/20151508611.0Read Comment
Other3622607/13/20151508633.0Read Comment
Other2705905/18/20141508611.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.42.4