Hon. Amy M. Pellman
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.3 - 18 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 11 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 - Private12520402/16/202411111111
Civil Litigation - Private12464801/09/202411111111
Civil Litigation - Private12463801/08/2024        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12463101/07/2024        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12414712/19/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private12015408/24/202311 1 11 
Civil Litigation - Private12009408/21/202311 1311 
Criminal Defense Lawyer11909306/21/202313231051 
Criminal Defense Lawyer11776405/03/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11620002/15/202310101010910 7
Criminal Defense Lawyer11604002/09/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer11602702/09/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10339703/12/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private10214101/14/20221111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private9936209/28/202111114115
Civil Litigation - Private9579906/03/20211  1  2 
Civil Litigation - Private8628205/23/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8496704/19/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8216201/24/2020    1 1 
Civil Litigation - Private7917811/19/2019        
Civil Litigation - Private7556109/04/2019899 9101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer6390001/17/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private6380601/16/20198 1066 97
Criminal Defense Lawyer5529204/21/201878  37  
Civil Litigation - Private5079907/27/20171010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer4197804/12/20161010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private1021103/21/201111111117
Category Average  4.34.55.23.95.34.73.86.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125204111111
124648111111
124638      
124631      
124147      
120154      
120094  1   
1190931     
117764      
116200      
116040      
116027      
103397      
102141      
99362      
957991 1   
86282      
84967      
82162      
79178      
75561      
63900101010101010
63806      
55292      
50799      
41978101010101010
10211      
 4.05.54.05.55.55.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1252041111.0
1246481111.0
124638   0.0
124631   0.0
124147   0.0
1201541111.0
1200941111.3
1190931  3.0
117764   0.0
11620010759.9
116040   0.0
116027   0.0
103397   0.0
102141   1.0
9936211101.4
95799 1 1.3
862821111.0
84967   0.0
82162   1.0
79178   0.0
75561106 9.3
6390010101010.0
638068767.8
552928 96.6
5079910101010.0
4197810101010.0
102111111.0
 4.94.15.12.9

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11855005/27/20238519  Read Comment
Other11769105/01/20238519  Read Comment
Other11766404/29/20238519  Read Comment
Other11599302/08/20238519  Read Comment
Other11464201/16/20238519  Read Comment
Other11276412/07/202285191010.0Read Comment
Other11275812/07/20228519  Read Comment
Other11275412/07/20228519  Read Comment
Litigant10533206/03/202285191010.0Read Comment
Litigant10084411/24/2021851911.0Read Comment
Litigant9543605/17/2021851911.0Read Comment
Litigant9147312/31/2020851911.0Read Comment
Other9120312/15/20208519   
Other9120212/15/2020851911.0Read Comment
Litigant9071711/24/20208519  Read Comment
Litigant8993010/16/2020851911.0Read Comment
Litigant8947009/23/2020851911.0Read Comment
Litigant8777107/06/20208519   
Other7224307/09/20198519  Read Comment
Other6249512/08/2018851911.0Read Comment
Litigant6075710/21/20188519  Read Comment
Other6065410/17/2018851911.0Read Comment
Litigant4897704/18/20178519  Read Comment
Other4418207/11/20168519  Read Comment
Other1424503/26/2012851988.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.33.3