Hon. H. Chester Horn, Jr.
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.8 - 12 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 3 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 Lawyer11497901/24/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11135710/28/2022        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10325303/02/202210       
Criminal Defense Lawyer10312502/24/202211116114
Civil Litigation - Private10069811/19/2021107  1010710
Civil Litigation - Private8250901/29/20201 112111
Civil Litigation - Private6537202/17/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private6069210/18/201811 1  1 
Civil Litigation - Private3656307/30/201588    7 
Criminal Defense Lawyer3256701/26/20151010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2728006/03/2014968 10588
Civil Litigation - Private1855811/14/2012132210217
Civil Litigation - Private1717909/04/2012366 8352
Category Average  5.04.84.12.77.14.14.25.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
114979      
111357      
10325310     
103125      
100698      
825091 1111
65372111111
60692      
36563      
3256710     
27280      
18558      
17179      
 5.51.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
114979   0.0
1113571 101.0
103253   10.0
1031251111.6
1006989  8.8
825091111.1
653721111.0
606921  1.0
365638 57.8
3256710  10.0
2728010158.0
185581112.8
171791814.6
 4.02.23.14.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11696003/25/2023264911.0Read Comment
Litigant10244701/27/20222649  Read Comment
Other6729903/27/2019264911.0Read Comment
Litigant4483508/18/20162649  Read Comment
Litigant3830610/17/20152649  Read Comment
Litigant1433304/04/2012264944.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.02.0