"The Robing Room: AZ State Judges

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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. Dean M. Fink

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: AZ2639
Rating:2.3

Comments:
Judge Dean Fink needs an investigation done on him. I've been an attorney for almost 40 years and this last case I was involved in with him, he broke every rule and statute. I've never witnessed anything like this during my almost 40 years as an attorney. There is something very shady going on with this judge and his guardian ad litem, Yvette Banker, and his court-appointed attorney, Michael Doyle. There isn't enough space to write out all the details which would prove what I am saying.

Other

Comment #: AZ2457
Rating:10.0

Comments:
During the pandemic, we saw Judge Fink seeking guardianship of our son who has autism. We were late, and he was forgiving and gave us another date to appear. When we appeared in his court via internet, he was kind and listened to us and to our son, who was agreeable with the guardianship, but wanted to retain the right to vote. Judge Fink said he hadn't granted that before, since it's a new law, but he granted our son the right to vote and made him very proud. Judge Dean Fink is a good person and a good judge, from our experience, and we're voting to retain him!