Hon. Steven J. Kleifield
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.7 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 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
Civil Litigation - Private11019709/14/2022 910 1091010
Civil Litigation - Private4952005/17/201710899910109
Criminal Defense Lawyer4517009/05/20168777 898
Criminal Defense Lawyer4213104/19/20161010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private3649807/25/2015814     
Civil Litigation - Private2513602/05/2014108891010 5
Civil Litigation - Private2392710/28/2013        
Civil Litigation - Private1303501/25/2012444444  
Category Average  8.36.77.47.88.68.59.88.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
110197      
49520      
45170      
42131      
36498      
25136      
23927      
13035      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
11019710959.7
4952010 59.4
451709 77.9
4213110 1010.0
364981 13.5
251369 59.1
23927   0.0
130355  4.1
 7.79.05.56.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant6326912/29/20182684  Read Comment
Litigant5303612/09/20172684  Read Comment
Litigant2897608/24/2014268488.0Read Comment
Litigant2413611/09/2013268422.0Read Comment
Court Staff2388110/26/20132684  Read Comment
Category Average   5.05.0