Hon. Thomas A. Varlan See Rating Details
District Judge See Comments
E.D.Tenn.  
Average Rating:7.1 - 4 rating(s)
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*Temperament:   (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Scholarship:   (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Industriousness:   (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
*Ability to Handle Complex Litigation:    (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Punctuality:    (1=Chronic`y Late,10=Always on Time)
*Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation:    (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
*Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation:   (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Flexibility In Scheduling   (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Pre-Trial:   (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions:   (1=Least Involved,10=Most Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Trial:    (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Sentencing:    (1=Most Lenient,10=Most Harsh)
Typical Discount Off Guidelines for Cooperators:    (1=10%,10=100%)
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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 34119
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Judge Varlan is terrific if your client is a corporate criminal or a corporation engaged in fraud. Varlan will find a way to help such a client by ignoring evidence twisting the law or applying other tricks of the trade to get to his pro-corporate criminal defendant stance.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 26849
Rating:10.0
Comments:
eVEN-HANDED AND JUDICIOUS EVEN WHEN HE WAS A LAWYER HANDLING CASES. EPITOME OF A GREAT JUDGE.

Prosecutor

Comment #: 17996
Rating:9.2
Comments:
Judge Varlan is fair and a joy to appear in front of. Great demeanor, very smart on the law. One of the best judges I have ever tried a case in front of.