Hon. Patricia Nieto
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.3 - 11 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 - Private10076711/21/20211111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private9620106/19/20213   102  
Civil Litigation - Private9611106/16/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9600606/11/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9114412/13/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8863408/19/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8743106/23/2020108881010810
Civil Litigation - Private7558709/05/20191111 1  
Civil Litigation - Private7558609/05/2019        
Civil Litigation - Govt.6801104/18/2019844141 6
Civil Litigation - Private5989109/22/2018101010109101010
Civil Litigation - Private5322712/21/2017 1   1  
Civil Litigation - Private4124403/04/2016        
Criminal Defense Lawyer2437411/25/201352529226
Category Average  4.13.03.62.95.62.83.45.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
100767      
96201      
96111      
96006      
91144      
88634      
87431      
75587      
75586      
68011      
59891      
53227      
41244      
24374185312
 1.08.05.03.01.02.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1007671111.0
962011514.0
961111111.0
960061111.0
9114411101.0
88634   0.0
874319588.9
75587   1.0
75586   0.0
680113 103.6
59891109109.9
532271 101.0
41244   0.0
24374   3.5
 3.13.35.82.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant10403104/10/20221511311.0 
Litigant4332206/06/20161511311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0