"The Robing Room: DC State Judges

Hon. Robert S. Tignor	See Rating Details
Senior Judge Superior
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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. Robert S. Tignor

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: DC644
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Biased judge. Talks over attorneys and parties. Rude. Unprepared. Poor grasp of basic legal concepts. Very disappointing.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: DC350
Rating:1.5

Comments:
Your handling of the Trey Radel case is shameful. Consider the duty of care this man has to his constituents, and then consider the judgments handed down to black men for cocaine possession. You have contributed significantly and openly to both discrimination and the sentencing gap between rich and poor, white and black, the privileged and everyone else. Please think seriously upon this.

Other

Comment #: DC349
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I am a first-year law student. Your decision to give Congressman Trey Radel a slap on the wrist is very disappointing! I wonder what would be your final verdict for a person of color? 20 years to life? (As any prison time is a life sentence!) You are biased! That is disgusting! You need to resign! You are not fair and balanced!

Other

Comment #: DC348
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I wonder what sentence this judge would have given a poor or nonwhite defendant from the District Of Columbia for having three to four grams of cocaine in his or her possession? A one-year probation for that amount of cocaine? Almost unheard of, if you're poor and black. Our jails are populated with the poor, black and Hispanic who are lightweight drug purchasers! Maybe Judge Tignor should himself be impeached!

Other

Comment #: DC347
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge is biased in favor of congressmen such as Trey Radel. He should have put him in jail for cocaine.

Other

Comment #: DC346
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Trignor should be ashamed of himself for kissing Trey Radel's hind-end and giving him a suspended sentence. Do the right thing, Judge Trignor, and resign.