Hon. Rupert A Byrdsong
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.6 - 19 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   10.0 - 6 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 - Private12400512/08/202351119238
Civil Litigation - Private11988808/10/2023111111  
Civil Litigation - Private11191611/19/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private11159511/07/202251111   
Civil Litigation - Private11142110/31/202221 2 2  
Civil Litigation - Private10431404/21/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private9938909/29/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9938509/29/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private9560205/24/20211 11 21 
Civil Litigation - Govt.9203601/25/202111111112
Civil Litigation - Private9203001/25/2021911 15 5
Civil Litigation - Private9176601/14/202110101010101010 
Civil Litigation - Private8832007/31/2020111111  
Civil Litigation - Private8750706/25/202031113113
Civil Litigation - Private8389103/03/202032215316
Civil Litigation - Private7949711/27/201910    10 10
Civil Litigation - Private7276607/18/2019111111  
Civil Litigation - Private5759207/06/20188121922 
Civil Litigation - Private5426202/20/201811111111
Civil Litigation - Private5237610/27/20175    33 
Category Average  3.81.71.71.73.22.82.34.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
124005      
119888      
111916      
111595      
111421      
104314      
99389      
99385      
95602      
92036      
92030      
91766      
88320      
87507      
83891      
79497      
72766      
57592      
54262      
52376      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1240051 12.9
1198881 11.0
1119161 11.0
1115951 11.7
111421   1.8
104314   1.0
99389   1.0
99385   0.0
9560214 1.2
920361111.0
92030   3.4
917661010 10.0
883201111.0
875071111.5
838911112.3
7949710  10.0
727661111.0
575921  3.3
542621  1.0
523761 13.0
 2.22.71.02.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9468004/18/2021223971010.0Read Comment
Litigant7248507/14/2019223971010.0Read Comment
Litigant7104506/23/2019223971010.0Read Comment
Other5587005/09/2018223971010.0Read Comment
Other5212410/12/2017223971010.0Read Comment
Other4894504/17/2017223971010.0Read Comment
Category Average   10.010.0