Hon. Michael E Whitaker
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.6 - 13 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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 - Private12595203/22/20241010101091010 
Civil Litigation - Private11823505/22/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.11582101/28/20231111 1 1
Civil Litigation - Private10574906/20/202211   11 
Civil Litigation - Private10346003/15/2022111     
Civil Litigation - Private10127412/10/20211371 1 1
Civil Litigation - Private9833608/31/2021111111  
Civil Litigation - Private9656707/01/202111      
Civil Litigation - Private9569005/28/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7555209/04/201911115111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7555109/04/201911115111
Civil Litigation - Private6228912/03/201813238113
Civil Litigation - Private5024406/21/201757105107510
Category Average  2.02.53.32.55.02.42.62.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125952      
118235      
115821      
105749      
103460      
101274      
98336      
96567      
95690111111
75552      
75551      
62289      
50244      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1259529  9.8
1182351 11.0
1158211 11.0
1057491  1.0
103460   1.0
10127410  3.8
983361111.0
965671  1.0
956901111.0
75552   1.6
75551   1.6
62289   2.7
502445566.8
 3.32.32.02.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant9934409/28/20212244111.0Read Comment
Litigant6259512/11/20182244122.0Read Comment
Litigant4752402/01/201722441  Read Comment
Category Average   1.51.5