Hon. Melvin D. Sandvig
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.1 - 10 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 - Govt.12304910/27/202311 1 1 1
Civil Litigation - Private12022708/28/2023    2 2 
Civil Litigation - Private11988108/09/20231111 1  
Criminal Defense Lawyer11961307/22/202331211211
Civil Litigation - Private11961207/22/2023312 111 
Civil Litigation - Private11896506/14/20232111111 
Civil Litigation - Private11731604/11/202331111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9621006/20/202171112115
Prosecutor5981909/20/201899999999
Criminal Defense Lawyer5956409/13/201811111111
Category Average  3.31.92.32.02.32.02.13.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
123049      
120227      
119881      
119613      
119612      
118965      
117316      
96210      
59819999999
595641101   
 5.09.55.09.09.09.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1230491111.0
12022711101.7
1198811 11.0
1196131211.5
1196122281.6
1189651 11.1
1173161111.3
962101  1.9
598199999.0
5956411101.0
 1.92.44.72.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11896706/14/20232828  Read Comment
Other9028211/01/20202828  Read Comment
Litigant5955909/13/20182828  Read Comment
Litigant4216804/21/2016282811.0Read Comment
Court Staff2375810/18/201328281010.0Read Comment
Category Average   5.55.5