Hon. Michael D. Carter
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.8 - 9 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer11430512/30/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9242002/06/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9230102/03/202111 111 1
Prosecutor6485302/07/2019135691027
Criminal Defense Lawyer4074102/07/201611213112
Criminal Defense Lawyer4025701/18/201611318111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3931312/04/20154   8 7 
Prosecutor535005/29/200911115111
Criminal Defense Lawyer240307/22/200811118111
Criminal Defense Lawyer224107/11/200835567665
Category Average  1.61.82.62.35.62.82.52.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1143051101111
92420      
923011 1111
6485313961010
40741114111
40257116111
393138   6 
5350111111
2403111111
224111010101010
 1.83.94.12.83.63.3
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
11430511101.0
92420   0.0
92301   1.0
64853   4.6
40741   1.4
40257   2.1
393135156.4
5350   1.5
2403   1.9
2241   4.9
 3.01.07.52.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11053009/27/2022252822.0Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer4105902/24/2016252811.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.51.5