Hon. Stephen P. Pfahler
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   9.2 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 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
Civil Litigation - Govt.10193601/03/202210101010810 10
Civil Litigation - Private9864909/07/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5838408/02/201810989109 8
Criminal Defense Lawyer4791402/23/2017101010101010  
Civil Litigation - Private4595710/21/201610810 910 9
Civil Litigation - Private4388006/23/2016108888885
Civil Litigation - Private3739809/05/2015101010 10   
Civil Litigation - Private2933409/08/201410   910 8
Civil Litigation - Private1401803/14/20125 7777  
Category Average  9.49.39.19.09.09.39.08.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
101936      
98649      
58384      
47914      
45957      
43880      
37398      
29334      
14018      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
10193610  9.7
9864910101010.0
58384109109.3
4791410  10.0
459579 99.3
438805  7.9
3739810 510.0
2933410 59.8
140187 86.7
 9.09.57.89.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other8949609/24/2020279011.0Read Comment
Other7737710/09/2019279022.0Read Comment
Litigant6581902/25/201927901010.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.34.3