Hon. Ruth Ann Kwan
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.5 - 35 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 10 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 - Private11169511/09/2022810101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private10321602/28/20221 111111
Civil Litigation - Private10175612/23/20211111 111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10168312/19/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private10011010/26/202112112211
Civil Litigation - Private9839108/31/2021789 1010 5
Civil Litigation - Private9562405/25/2021710101010101010
Civil Litigation - Govt.9527005/11/202115 5  3 
Civil Litigation - Private9471904/19/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private8918809/11/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8879808/27/202011113111
Civil Litigation - Private8447003/27/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private7696610/01/201922   22 
Civil Litigation - Private6905505/14/201921218217
Civil Litigation - Private6109710/30/201879 9810  
Civil Litigation - Private5656206/02/2018510109109107
Civil Litigation - Private5326112/25/201711111111
Civil Litigation - Private4938605/10/201711111111
Civil Litigation - Private4162203/25/20161111111 
Civil Litigation - Private3704508/21/2015111  1 1
Civil Litigation - Private3478505/15/201511111112
Civil Litigation - Private3324303/03/2015121 1111
Civil Litigation - Private3184912/23/201433721225
Civil Litigation - Private2854908/03/20141111111 
Civil Litigation - Private2837907/28/201411111113
Civil Litigation - Private2766806/27/2014        
Civil Litigation - Private2703305/17/201411111111
Civil Litigation - Private2151005/07/201311112112
Civil Litigation - Private1642707/24/2012111 1 1 
Civil Litigation - Private1585207/02/201211111111
Civil Litigation - Private1531506/04/201233 22   
Civil Litigation - Private1313502/02/201211111114
Civil Litigation - Private1285801/09/201211313112
Criminal Defense Lawyer1135807/16/201111111111
Civil Litigation - Private1071705/11/201111111   
Civil Litigation - Private669902/17/201011213211
Civil Litigation - Private282109/10/2008222142 3
Category Average  2.12.62.52.43.12.72.12.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
111695      
103216      
101756      
101683      
100110      
98391      
95624      
95270      
94719      
89188      
88798      
84470111111
76966      
69055      
61097      
56562      
53261      
49386      
41622      
37045      
34785      
33243      
31849      
28549      
28379      
27668      
27033      
21510      
16427      
15852      
15315      
13135      
12858      
113581     
10717      
6699      
2821      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1116951010109.8
1032161111.0
1017561111.0
101683   0.0
1001101111.4
983911010 9.0
95624101059.6
952703673.4
947191111.0
891881  1.0
887981  1.3
844701111.0
769661 11.8
690552 52.4
6109710  8.8
56562101059.1
532611  1.0
4938611 1.0
4162211 1.0
37045   1.0
347851111.0
33243  11.2
318492412.8
285491  1.0
283791 11.0
27668   0.0
2703311 1.0
215101111.1
164271111.0
1585211011.0
153152 22.4
1313518 1.0
128581  1.5
11358   1.0
107172 91.2
66991  1.5
28212 22.1
 2.64.22.82.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Court Staff10175712/23/20212693  Read Comment
Other10168712/20/2021269311.0Read Comment
Litigant9265502/18/2021269311.0Read Comment
Litigant7950711/27/2019269311.0Read Comment
Other7617409/15/2019269311.0Read Comment
Litigant7358308/02/20192693  Read Comment
Litigant3485405/19/201526931010.0Read Comment
Other3000710/12/2014269311.0Read Comment
Litigant2854808/03/2014269311.0Read Comment
Other1622207/11/2012269311.0Read Comment
Other1488105/09/2012269311.0Read Comment
Litigant1183109/13/20112693  Read Comment
Other722606/28/2010269333.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.12.1