The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Ronald M. Sohigian
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

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Attorney Average Rating: 4.3 - 17 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 10.0 - 1 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	24434	12/03/2013	1	7			4	4
Civil Litigation - Private	23785	10/21/2013	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	23167	09/04/2013	1	2	1					1
Civil Litigation - Private	22277	07/06/2013	8	10	8	9	9	8	10
Civil Litigation - Private	21579	05/11/2013	1	7	5	5	10		3
Civil Litigation - Private	20988	04/11/2013	1	2	3			2	3
Civil Litigation - Private	20641	03/19/2013	3	9	8	8	8	6	8
Criminal Defense Lawyer	19703	01/23/2013	1	5	5	5	2	5	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	15853	07/02/2012	1	6	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	14491	04/17/2012	1	2	3		2	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	13812	03/07/2012	1	4	1	1		2	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	13644	02/22/2012	1				7
Civil Litigation - Private	11280	07/05/2011	1	10	10	10	5	4
Criminal Defense Lawyer	10511	04/22/2011	7	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	6757	03/03/2010	3
Civil Litigation - Private	5139	03/30/2009	1	3	5	3		1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	3891	12/15/2008	6	10	10	10	10	10
Category Average			2.3	5.9	5.1	5.7	5.8	4.2	3.6	1.0

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
24434
23785
23167
22277
21579
20988
20641
19703
15853
14491
13812
13644
11280
10511
6757
5139
3891

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
24434	3			3.8
23785	1	1	1	1.1
23167	1		1	1.3
22277	8	9	5	8.8
21579	1	1	5	4.6
20988				2.2
20641	10		5	7.5
19703	5	2	5	3.6
15853	1	1	1	1.6
14491	1	1	1	1.6
13812	2	2		1.7
13644	7		4	5.0
11280				6.7
10511	10			9.6
6757				3.0
5139	1		1	2.1
3891	10		5	9.4
	4.4	2.4	3.1	4.3

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	23817	10/23/2013	2854	10	10.0	Read Comment
Category Average				10.0	10.0