California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Slayton v. Ruscha, B251188 (Cal. App. 2014):
value of professional services rendered in his court . . . ."'" (Chavez v. Netflix, Inc. (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 43, 64.) Even if he or she did not preside over the trial, a trial judge has a unique familiarity with the value of services in the community and the skill and time commitments necessary to litigate specific types of cases. Thus, "while [the trial judge's] judgment is of course subject to review, it will not be disturbed unless the appellate court is convinced that it is clearly wrong." (Ibid.)
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