Hon. Harry Jay Ford III
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.9 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 4 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer10456604/29/2022   1  1 
Civil Litigation - Private9207301/27/20214111811 
Criminal Defense Lawyer9131012/19/20205   4115
Civil Litigation - Private9011810/24/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8248501/29/20201010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private7479808/21/201910  10510  
Civil Litigation - Private3737809/03/2015311     
Civil Litigation - Govt.3540506/13/201542139223
Criminal Defense Lawyer2832907/24/2014911  1  
Civil Litigation - Private2655304/17/20142111911 
Category Average  5.92.72.54.37.53.72.76.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
104566      
92073      
91310      
90118      
82485      
74798      
37378      
35405      
28329      
26553      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1045661 11.0
920731 12.3
9131051 3.2
90118   0.0
8248510101010.0
74798   8.8
37378   1.7
354051113.0
28329   3.0
265531 102.1
 3.24.04.63.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant10019210/30/20211848111.0Read Comment
Litigant9981710/14/20211848199.0Read Comment
Litigant3674208/07/20151848111.0Read Comment
Litigant2907808/31/20141848111.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.03.0