Hon. Clifford L. Klein
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.5 - 9 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 Lawyer9503605/03/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9021510/28/202098771010 10
Civil Litigation - Private9016710/26/20201  1  11
Criminal Defense Lawyer8851708/13/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8851408/12/2020111151  
Civil Litigation - Private7538308/30/201910       
Criminal Defense Lawyer5521604/17/201811116112
Civil Litigation - Private5107208/14/2017 1 1 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1462904/23/2012422210225
Criminal Defense Lawyer223307/11/200835519 31
Category Average  3.82.72.81.96.82.71.53.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
95036      
90215      
90167      
88517      
88514      
75383      
552161 1111
51072      
14629111112
22331     
 1.01.01.01.01.01.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
950361111.0
90215109108.7
90167   1.0
88517   0.0
8851411 1.6
75383   10.0
552161111.6
510721  1.0
146292223.0
2233   3.9
 2.72.83.53.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9503505/03/2021268611.0Read Comment
Other5068707/20/2017268611.0Read Comment
Other4789502/22/2017268644.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.02.0