The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Richard L. Fruin, Jr.
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

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Attorney Average Rating: 3.3 - 18 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: - 0 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	20937	04/07/2013	1	2	1	1	5	2	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	18895	11/30/2012	7	5	5	4	10	3		10
Civil Litigation - Private	18559	11/14/2012	2	8	5	5	5	5	2	7
Civil Litigation - Private	17634	09/21/2012	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	17032	08/27/2012	8	7	8		8	8	9	8
Civil Litigation - Private	15678	06/22/2012	10
Civil Litigation - Private	12943	01/15/2012	1	1	1	1		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	6217	10/06/2009	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	6159	09/23/2009	8	3	5		10	8		10
Civil Litigation - Private	2101	06/24/2008	3	5	3	3	5	7	5	4
Criminal Defense Lawyer	2075	06/11/2008	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	2071	06/09/2008	3	3	6	6	3
Civil Litigation - Private	2042	05/29/2008	1	3	1	3	7	1	3	1
Civil Litigation - Private	1862	03/26/2008	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	1730	03/13/2008	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	1729	03/13/2008	2	1	3	1	1	2	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	1706	03/06/2008	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	1662	02/27/2008	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1
Category Average			3.0	2.8	2.8	2.3	4.2	2.9	2.2	3.5

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
20937
18895
18559
17634	2	1	1	1	1	1
17032
15678
12943
6217
6159
2101
2075
2071
2042
1862	2
1730
1729
1706
1662
	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
20937	1	1	1	1.8
18895	1	1	1	5.0
18559	1	2	1	4.1
17634	1			1.4
17032	8			8.0
15678				10.0
12943	1		1	1.0
6217	1	1	1	1.5
6159	8	1	8	7.0
2101	3			4.3
2075	1	1	1	1.5
2071	2		2	3.8
2042	1	1		2.5
1862	1	1	5	1.3
1730	1	1		1.6
1729	1	1		1.5
1706	1	1	1	1.0
1662	2	1	2	1.5
	2.1	1.1	2.2	3.3

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