Hon. William D. Stewart
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.9 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 4 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 - Private10184712/29/2021831110  10
Civil Litigation - Private9164701/08/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private4517209/05/2016895 5997
Civil Litigation - Private4363006/10/2016611111 1
Civil Litigation - Private3931412/04/20151087 710108
Civil Litigation - Private3894211/17/20158101010107107
Civil Litigation - Private3738909/04/201510       
Civil Litigation - Private3702408/20/201555111115
Civil Litigation - Private2530602/21/2014 1115113
Civil Litigation - Private2057403/14/201310 3 10788
Category Average  8.15.33.62.86.15.16.56.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
101847      
91647      
45172      
43630      
39314      
38942      
37389      
37024      
25306      
20574      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
101847   4.6
91647   0.0
45172 947.5
436301 81.7
393148558.6
3894210559.4
37389   10.0
3702413 2.0
253061 11.6
205749 57.8
 5.05.54.75.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12074309/23/2023286888.0Read Comment
Litigant4794502/25/2017286811.0Read Comment
Litigant3702608/20/2015286811.0Read Comment
Other3130711/28/2014286811.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.82.8