Hon. David J Cowan
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.4 - 17 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 16 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 - Private9756408/05/202198987885
Civil Litigation - Private9288702/23/202151111111
Civil Litigation - Private9132812/20/202010101010910109
Criminal Defense Lawyer9131712/20/2020998 10  10
Civil Litigation - Private8732306/20/20201111521 
Civil Litigation - Private8674705/31/202011115111
Civil Litigation - Private8570005/08/2020 111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer8566605/07/202011111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8530004/28/2020101010109 10 
Civil Litigation - Private7978312/05/20191 111112
Civil Litigation - Private7328707/27/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7199007/05/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7004806/06/201912112211
Civil Litigation - Private6772104/09/2019111177510
Criminal Defense Lawyer5630505/24/20184125511 
Civil Litigation - Private5493203/29/20185121747 
Civil Litigation - Private5324912/23/201711111111
Category Average  3.83.13.12.84.52.83.23.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
97564      
92887      
91328      
91317      
87323      
86747      
85700      
85666111111
85300      
79783121111
73287111111
71990      
70048      
67721      
563051     
54932      
532491111  
 1.01.31.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
975649 88.3
928871 11.5
9132810 109.9
913178  8.8
87323   1.7
867471151.5
857001  1.0
856661111.0
853001010 9.9
797831111.0
732871111.0
719901111.0
7004811101.4
677211113.0
563051112.3
5493231 3.8
532491111.0
 3.21.83.43.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10261502/02/20222240111.0Read Comment
Other10195801/04/20222240111.0Read Comment
Litigant9131612/20/20202240188.0Read Comment
Litigant8838608/05/20202240111.0Read Comment
Litigant8767607/02/202022401  Read Comment
Litigant8566705/07/20202240111.0Read Comment
Litigant8566505/07/20202240111.0 
Litigant8563905/07/20202240111.0Read Comment
Litigant8529904/28/2020224011010.0Read Comment
Other8023412/12/20192240111.0Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer7921811/19/201922401  Read Comment
Litigant6535302/16/20192240111.0Read Comment
Litigant6453701/31/20192240111.0Read Comment
Other5860508/11/20182240111.0Read Comment
Other5105108/11/2017224011010.0Read Comment
Litigant4905604/22/2017224011010.0Read Comment
Other4620311/05/2016224011010.0Read Comment
Litigant4616611/03/2016224011010.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.34.3