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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. Lawrence Mirman

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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: FL662
Rating:8.6

Comments:
Judge Mirman is an absolute credit to the bench. When he first started as a judge I was a little concerned that we would end up with another less-than-bright former state attorney with no experience in family law matters. I was wrong. Mirman hit the books and learned the law. He now has a very good grasp of the family law area, although sometimes he misses the boat on the finer points of the law. He is amazingly fair and lets both sides try their case. Sometimes he is a little too fair and lets people argue too much after he has ruled. I have sometimes seen certain lawyers contuinue to argue after the court has ruled and cause a complete flip-flop. His written opinions are quite scholarly and well-reasoned. Overall, a credit to the bench. Things to work on: he tends to give much too much credit to the honesty of police officers and the impact of a criminal record. If the litigant on the other side is sitting in "Jailhouse Orange" don't worry about the turkey for Thanksgiving because he's already cooked. Overall, though, I would rate Judge Mirman among the best.