Hon. Elaine W. Mandel
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.6 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 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 - Private11060309/29/2022212185 5
Civil Litigation - Private10507105/25/202221 1 1  
Civil Litigation - Private10031711/05/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private9990010/19/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private9720807/23/20211 1   1 
Civil Litigation - Private9660707/03/20215     1 
Civil Litigation - Private8407203/10/2020512141 1
Civil Litigation - Private8324302/14/202051238 3 
Civil Litigation - Private8194901/21/20201      1
Civil Litigation - Private8194801/21/20201 7 10  1
Civil Litigation - Private7474508/21/201951211031 
Category Average  3.01.02.71.48.02.51.52.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
110603      
105071      
100317      
99900      
97208      
96607      
84072      
83243      
81949      
81948      
74745      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1106031 22.9
1050711  1.2
100317   0.0
99900   0.0
972081  1.0
966071  2.3
840721  2.1
832435  3.9
81949   1.0
81948   6.0
7474511103.0
 1.61.06.02.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12654704/29/202415102  Read Comment
Litigant12506002/07/20241510211.0Read Comment
Other9991410/19/202115102  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0