Hon. Catherine Woods See Rating Details
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Pima County
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Tucson

Attorney Average Rating:   6.5 - 3 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 2 rating(s)
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General Rating Criteria

* 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=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)


Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: AZ2625
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Worse judge ever!!! If you look her up Pima county didn't want to renew her, as a judge she didn't meet the qualifications. [Redacted by Ed.].
She should not be a judge over family or juvenile court. She does not have the knowledge nor sensitivity for it. Has to be one of the most unprofessional judges ever!!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: AZ2220
Rating:10.0
Comments:
I practice frequently before Judge Woods in adult criminal matters. I find her to be highly intelligent, conscientious, fair, and deliberate. She is an excellent judge.

Other

Comment #: AZ2065
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Judge Woods was the judge in juvenile court who made a decision regarding my niece before all of the documentation was in. I will never forget her sitting on the bench picking blue nail polish off of her fingernails and asking me if I was racist. When colleagues came to testify for me one of them turned to me as he was walking out and told me that the hearing was a boat race because this judge had her mind made up.

I thought she was a juvenile judge but apparently that was not her area of expertise.

We receive letters from my niece that day how the “family”. She “lives with treat her real nice” but that she is an outsider and she knows she doesn’t belong.

I didn’t know judges could just rule on whatever law - I guess I thought they would be an expert like a lawyer practices in a certain area.

Probation or Pretrial Officer

Comment #: AZ1973
Rating:4.0
Comments:
Terrible in sentencing matters. Incline as non pro-police . Sentencing crimes against corrections officers she is pro-defendant.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: AZ1921
Rating:8.5
Comments:
Pleasant to everyone. I liked her.
Fair