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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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What others have said about Hon. John T. Copenhaver, Jr.

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 33657
Rating:2.8

Comments:
Taken as a whole, Judge Copenhaver's career, which has lasted far longer than his ability to function as a judicial officer, presents the most compelling argument against Art. III's grant of lifetime tenure to federal judges. He seems to believe that he can avoid any risk of reversal by never ruling on a dispositive motion, even a well-founded motion to dismiss or a motion for summary judgment, by simply ignoring the motion until the eve of trial. I don't doubt that he was once a functioning judge, but that day, like the days of quill pens and inkwells, has passed him by.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 23036
Rating:9.7

Comments:
No better judge anywhere.