Hon. Michael P. Vicencia
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.7 - 23 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 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
Civil Litigation - Private12489001/26/20248810 101088
Criminal Defense Lawyer12300010/24/20238981010985
Civil Litigation - Private12125310/13/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private7356308/01/2019515151110
Criminal Defense Lawyer7088306/21/20199101010101010 
Civil Litigation - Private5527004/21/2018 810 89 4
Civil Litigation - Private5489803/27/2018989 68 9
Civil Litigation - Private5462603/11/201811112111
Civil Litigation - Private5355801/16/201811111111
Civil Litigation - Private5340301/05/2018111111011
Civil Litigation - Private4791202/23/201729877891
Civil Litigation - Private4374306/16/20169109101099 
Civil Litigation - Private4277005/16/20161111 111
Civil Litigation - Private3649307/25/20151111 115
Civil Litigation - Private3346703/16/20152111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private3324703/03/201511224226
Civil Litigation - Govt.3226201/08/2015        
Civil Litigation - Private2938709/10/201411   1  
Criminal Defense Lawyer2645504/10/2014111  111
Criminal Defense Lawyer2643804/10/20141 1 1111
Civil Litigation - Private2548003/04/201412      
Civil Litigation - Private2499101/23/201412111111
Civil Litigation - Private2431911/21/201312328322
Civil Litigation - Private2264308/03/201321 210461
Category Average  3.03.64.23.35.64.23.43.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
124890      
123000      
121253      
73563      
70883      
55270      
54898      
54626      
53558111111
53403      
47912      
43743      
42770      
36493      
33467      
332471     
32262      
29387      
264551     
264381     
25480      
24991      
24319      
226431  2  
 1.01.01.01.51.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12489010 99.1
1230006598.5
12125311 1.0
735631 12.5
7088310 109.9
552708  8.6
548988 58.0
546261211.1
535581111.0
534031132.1
479128  7.3
4374310 59.5
42770   1.0
364931 11.0
334671  1.1
3324712 1.8
32262   0.0
293871  1.0
26455   1.0
26438   1.0
254801  1.3
249911111.1
243192262.9
2264311 3.4
 3.71.84.33.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12521402/16/20241514711.0 
Litigant10621007/11/20221514711.0Read Comment
Other7071206/19/201915147  Read Comment
Litigant6117211/01/20181514788.0Read Comment
Other5611905/18/20181514711.0Read Comment
Other5392002/01/20181514711.0Read Comment
Litigant5277211/21/20171514711.0Read Comment
Litigant2499001/23/20141514711.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.02.0