Hon. Douglas W. Stern
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer11880506/08/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer11880406/08/202343    2 
Civil Litigation - Private9400103/27/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9278602/21/202156      
Criminal Defense Lawyer6841504/26/201911  1 11
Civil Litigation - Private5550604/29/20181111511 
Civil Litigation - Private4382606/19/201610991091099
Criminal Defense Lawyer3596607/04/20151111 11 
Category Average  3.33.13.03.34.03.32.53.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
118805      
118804      
94001      
92786      
68415      
55506      
43826      
35966      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
118805   0.0
118804   3.0
940011111.0
927861 14.0
6841511 1.0
555061211.5
438269  9.4
35966   1.0
 2.61.31.02.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11377612/19/20221849311.0Read Comment
Other9242802/07/20211849322.0Read Comment
Litigant7334407/28/20191849311.0Read Comment
Litigant7019906/11/201918493  Read Comment
Litigant6033210/06/20181849311.0Read Comment
Other5995409/24/20181849311.0Read Comment
Litigant5867608/13/201818493  Read Comment
Litigant5612505/18/20181849311.0Read Comment
Other5524904/19/20181849311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.11.1