Hon. Stuart M. Rice
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.7 - 14 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 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 - Private11032409/19/20229910810999
Civil Litigation - Private9816608/30/202199899996
Criminal Defense Lawyer9526605/11/202112125 1 
Civil Litigation - Private9526305/11/20219699810710
Civil Litigation - Private9169401/11/202182222227
Civil Litigation - Private8507204/20/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private7900311/16/201910310553510
Civil Litigation - Private6821404/23/20194111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer3767209/22/20151010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private3462205/05/2015123242  
Civil Litigation - Private3098611/12/20143     3 
Civil Litigation - Private3033310/26/201411117115
Civil Litigation - Private1408603/15/2012        
Civil Litigation - Private1202110/06/201111 1 111
Civil Litigation - Private167602/27/2008109788898
Category Average  5.84.65.64.86.35.14.87.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
110324      
98166      
95266      
95263      
91694      
850721     
79003      
68214      
3767210     
34622      
30986      
30333      
14086      
12021      
1676      
 5.5     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1103241010109.3
9816610899.0
952661111.9
9526391058.4
916942222.8
850722  1.5
7900351035.8
6821422 1.5
3767210  10.0
346222422.3
309861 92.3
303331 101.8
14086   0.0
120211 11.0
16769768.5
 4.66.05.34.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other5126108/24/201728071010.0Read Comment
Litigant4671412/12/20162807  Read Comment
Litigant3158612/10/2014280711.0Read Comment
Other1089706/05/2011280755.0Read Comment
Category Average   5.35.3