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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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What others have said about Hon. Joseph Rhoades

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Litigant

Comment #: AZ3012
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Sorry to say this- But Commissioner Joseph Rhoades is extremely unqualified to sit on any bench. Rhoades is unwise, unsophisticated, and has the wrong temperament to make life altering decisions for others. He clearly is uninformed of case law presented to him and insecure enough to avoid hearing it. He is ignorantly rigid, prone to ruling with those he would like to please. (Id be happy to further explain) Naive enough to deprive due process to parties entitled to it. It appears, he has been allowed to fly below the radar, perhaps, due to the nature of the case types he's assigned to oversee. This individual should be reviewed, investigated and removed immediately from the bench. His presence on the court undermines any faith in the overall Arizona court system and there must be accountability for mistakes made in the hiring process for commissioners and the cases Rhoades was allowed to oversee. Mistakes can be made in any organization. However, continuing to allow an individual like this (massively unqualified), to have such unadulterated power is an enormous breach in the public trust.