Hon. Lia R. Martin
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.2 - 13 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 - Govt.12533102/23/20242111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer12400612/08/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11699403/26/2023109101099 10
Civil Litigation - Private11688403/21/20233   1 3 
Civil Litigation - Private10426904/19/2022810810 910 
Civil Litigation - Private10313102/24/2022 111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private9197401/22/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private8910809/07/2020121 21 1
Civil Litigation - Govt.8189801/20/202010888101097
Civil Litigation - Private7882411/11/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7865911/04/20191      1
Criminal Defense Lawyer7482208/22/2019        
Civil Litigation - Private7354507/31/20195111 11 
Civil Litigation - Govt.6077810/22/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private5939609/07/201810 10 101010 
Civil Litigation - Private5355201/15/2018101010101010108
Criminal Defense Lawyer5203410/06/2017        
Category Average  5.95.35.55.86.65.75.65.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125331      
124006      
116994      
116884      
104269      
103131      
91974      
89108      
81898      
78824      
78659      
74822      
73545      
60778      
59396      
53552      
52034      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1253311 11.1
124006   0.0
11699410 109.6
116884  12.3
1042699 79.1
1031311 11.0
9197410101010.0
89108   1.4
81898   9.0
788241151.0
78659   1.0
74822   0.0
735451111.6
60778   0.0
5939610  10.0
5355210 510.0
52034   0.0
 5.94.04.64.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11813005/17/202315104  Read Comment
Other11586201/29/20231510411.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0