The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Allan J. Goodman
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 4.2 - 20 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 3.0 - 4 rating(s)

* 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)

* 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)

* 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Criminal Defense Lawyer	45004	08/26/2016	1		1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	43078	06/01/2016	3	5	3				3
Civil Litigation - Private	43077	06/01/2016	1	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	42839	05/20/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	42838	05/20/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	41228	03/03/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	40626	02/02/2016
Civil Litigation - Private	36768	08/08/2015	1	2	3	1	8	1	1	5
Civil Litigation - Private	33861	04/05/2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	32647	01/29/2015	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	32550	01/25/2015
Criminal Defense Lawyer	29013	08/27/2014	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	27633	06/25/2014	8				8	10
Civil Litigation - Private	24955	01/18/2014	1	1	1	1	5	5	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	18561	11/15/2012
Civil Litigation - Private	13842	03/08/2012	9	10	10		10	9	10	7
Civil Litigation - Private	12934	01/14/2012		1	1	1	2	1	1	7
Civil Litigation - Private	9916	02/05/2011	2	2		2		2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	9831	01/25/2011	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	9052	09/30/2010	7	9	9	10	10	9	9	9
Civil Litigation - Private	9051	09/30/2010	7	9	9	9	9	10	10	9
Civil Litigation - Private	6333	11/09/2009	1	2	2			1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	6215	10/06/2009	3
Category Average			3.6	4.5	4.4	3.9	5.4	4.7	3.7	4.7

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
45004	1	1	1	1.0
43078	1			3.0
43077	10		5	8.7
42839	1			1.0
42838	1			1.0
41228	1	1	1	1.0
40626				0.0
36768	1		1	2.1
33861	1	1	1	1.0
32647	1	1	1	1.1
32550				0.0
29013	9	9	9	9.5
27633	8			8.5
24955	1	1	1	2.0
18561				0.0
13842	9			9.6
12934	1		1	1.1
9916	2		1	1.8
9831				9.9
9052	6		3	8.6
9051	9		8	9.0
6333	1			1.3
6215	2			2.5
	3.5	2.3	2.8	3.6

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	45003	08/26/2016	2613	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	44954	08/24/2016	2613	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	24612	12/15/2013	2613	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	23174	09/05/2013	2613	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				3.3	3.3