Hon. Joshua D. Wayser
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.1 - 5 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 11 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 Lawyer11449301/07/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private9434304/08/20215555105  
Civil Litigation - Private7619109/16/20191211111 
Civil Litigation - Private6261812/12/201881010101010 8
Civil Litigation - Private5820407/28/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private5727606/25/201810810101010108
Civil Litigation - Private5560805/02/201851  55  
Category Average  5.85.26.56.57.26.25.58.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
114493      
94343      
76191      
62618      
58204      
57276      
55608      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
114493   0.0
94343   5.8
761911  1.1
62618  109.7
58204   0.0
57276101059.8
55608   4.0
 5.510.07.54.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11729204/09/20232447422.0Read Comment
Litigant11203111/29/20222447411.0Read Comment
Other11087310/12/20222447411.0Read Comment
Litigant10310202/23/20222447411.0Read Comment
Litigant9806008/25/20212447411.0Read Comment
Litigant9804608/24/20212447411.0Read Comment
Other9684107/12/20212447411.0Read Comment
Litigant9137512/23/202024474  Read Comment
Litigant8994910/16/202024474   
Other8832808/01/20202447411.0Read Comment
Other8370602/27/202024474  Read Comment
Litigant8020012/12/2019244741010.0Read Comment
Litigant7970012/03/20192447433.0Read Comment
Other6764804/07/201924474  Read Comment
Other5902908/24/20182447411.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.12.1