The LA County Bar Association post a guide on how qualified the candidates are. It's somewhat helpful for at least eliminating the people that shouldn't even be considered.

Evaluation Standards

The Committee evaluated the candidates as “Exceptionally Well Qualified,” “Well Qualified,” “Qualified,” or “Not Qualified.” These standards are described in the Committee’s Rules as follows:

To be “Exceptionally Well Qualified,” the candidate must possess qualities and attributes considered to be of remarkable or extraordinary superiority so that, without real doubt, the candidate is deemed fit to perform the judicial function with distinction.

To be “Well Qualified,” the candidate must possess professional ability, experience, competence, inte grity and temperament indicative of superior fitness to perform the judicial function with a high degree of skill and effectiveness.

To be “Qualified,” the candidate must possess professional ability, experience, competence, integrity and temperament indicative of fitness to perform the judicial function satisfactorily.

To be “Not Qualified,” the candidate lacks one or more of the qualities of professional ability, experience, competence, integrity and temperament indicative of fitness to perform the judicial function satisfactorily.