Hon. Michael L. Stern
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 32 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 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)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Civil Litigation - Private12312511/02/202322125218
Criminal Defense Lawyer11201211/22/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private11201111/22/20221211 1 1
Civil Litigation - Private10449304/27/20222  11   
Civil Litigation - Private9496204/30/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private8318902/12/2020910101091010 
Civil Litigation - Private7627409/17/2019589101010105
Civil Litigation - Private5561405/02/2018133   15
Civil Litigation - Private5000506/07/2017111  11 
Civil Litigation - Private4568810/04/20161       
Civil Litigation - Private4445407/26/201681010101010107
Criminal Defense Lawyer4426307/14/20163121421 
Civil Litigation - Private3790910/05/201591091010982
Civil Litigation - Private3352103/19/20151111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer3275002/03/2015        
Civil Litigation - Private3256601/26/201521118125
Civil Litigation - Private3087311/08/2014211110111
Criminal Defense Lawyer2848507/30/2014        
Civil Litigation - Private2848407/30/201411111111
Civil Litigation - Private2848107/30/201411111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.2847907/30/201411111111
Civil Litigation - Private2531902/21/2014109101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2107804/17/2013979 1010 10
Civil Litigation - Private1967501/21/20131   10  1
Civil Litigation - Private1839411/04/201211111111
Civil Litigation - Private1790010/09/2012212 8524
Civil Litigation - Private1547306/15/2012355  231
Civil Litigation - Private1475904/30/2012161 1223
Civil Litigation - Private1459904/20/20121111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1413103/20/20123444824 
Civil Litigation - Private1166708/28/201111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer615309/22/200935346535
Civil Litigation - Private614609/21/200910101010108108
Civil Litigation - Private466302/06/200989998998
Category Average  3.64.24.14.36.24.23.94.2
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
123125      
112012      
112011      
104493      
94962      
83189      
76274      
55614      
50005      
45688      
44454      
44263      
37909  10   
33521      
32750      
32566      
30873      
28485      
28484111111
28481111111
28479111111
25319      
21078      
19675      
18394      
17900      
15473      
14759      
14599      
14131      
11667      
6153      
6146      
4663      
 1.01.03.31.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1231251 72.0
1120121111.0
1120111 11.2
1044932  1.5
949621010 10.0
831899  9.6
7627482108.8
556142  2.0
500051 11.0
456881111.0
4445410 59.8
442632122.0
379099 59.3
335211 11.0
32750   0.0
3256612102.1
308731  2.3
28485   0.0
284841111.0
284811111.0
284791111.0
2531910 109.9
2107810  9.2
196753 34.7
18394   1.0
179001113.0
1547311103.2
147591 12.0
145991 11.0
141317 54.5
116671  1.0
61534554.1
6146101 9.8
46637 68.5
 3.82.23.93.8

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant8909609/07/20202866  Read Comment
Other5904608/25/20182866  Read Comment
Litigant5064607/16/2017286611.0Read Comment
Other2937909/10/20142866  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0