Hon. Lawrence P. Riff
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.5 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 5 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 - Private13089502/07/202511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer13089402/07/202511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer12516202/13/2024        
Criminal Defense Lawyer11852205/27/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10060811/16/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer8473804/11/20201       
Criminal Defense Lawyer8299802/08/20201       
Criminal Defense Lawyer8230801/26/202047   119
Civil Litigation - Private8175201/17/20209  335  
Criminal Defense Lawyer8112001/05/2020        
Criminal Defense Lawyer8062412/22/201910  10101010 
Civil Litigation - Private7766110/15/20191  1    
Civil Litigation - Private7744310/10/201913119 11
Criminal Defense Lawyer6539902/18/201910 1010101010 
Category Average  3.93.03.33.95.74.74.03.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
130895111111
130894111111
125162      
118522      
100608      
84738      
82998      
823081     
81752      
81120      
80624  10   
77661      
77443      
65399      
 1.01.04.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1308951111.0
130894   1.0
125162   0.0
118522   0.0
100608   0.0
84738   1.0
82998   1.0
823081112.5
81752 885.0
81120   0.0
806241010 10.0
77661   1.0
774431  2.4
6539910101010.0
 4.66.05.02.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12984411/26/202424462  Read Comment
Other12762707/05/202424462  Read Comment
Other12724006/11/202424462  Read Comment
Other12723906/11/202424462  Read Comment
Other12706205/30/202424462  Read Comment
Other12518202/14/202424462  Read Comment
Other12502702/05/202424462  Read Comment
Litigant12366611/09/202324462  Read Comment
Litigant12332811/06/202324462  Read Comment
Other11849205/25/20232446211.0Read Comment
Other11826505/24/202324462  Read Comment
Litigant10521405/30/20222446211.0Read Comment
Litigant10343303/14/202224462  Read Comment
Other8824807/27/202024462  Read Comment
Litigant8777007/06/202024462  Read Comment
Litigant8761006/29/202024462  Read Comment
Litigant8710806/09/202024462  Read Comment
Litigant8577805/10/202024462  Read Comment
Other8182501/19/20202446222.0Read Comment
Litigant8062312/22/2019244621010.0Read Comment
Litigant7991112/08/20192446244.0Read Comment
Other7960011/30/201924462  Read Comment
Other7646809/20/201924462  Read Comment
Category Average   3.63.6