"The Robing Room: FL State Judges

Hon. Mavel Ruiz	See Rating Details
Circuit Court
Miami-Dade County 11th Circuit	See Comments

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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. Mavel Ruiz

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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: FL8129
Rating:1.0

Comments:
When I sit in on a Ruiz docket, I sometimes wonder if people actually know who they are voting into office. Apparently not...

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: FL7981
Rating:8.8

Comments:
Judge Ruiz has the intellect and the disposition to become one of our great judges. She listens, she understands, and treats others respectfully. She has been on the bench now for over five years. While she is now back in the criminal division where she will likely be more comfortable due to her years of criminal practice prior to becoming a judge, many attorneys who labor in the civil division appreciated her memory for details about the cases before her and intense efforts to make the right decision in complicated civil matters.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: FL7618
Rating:8.9

Comments:
Very pleasant jurist. Gives everyone the opportunity to speak and argue. Asks lots of questions. No outward bias. Considers her decisions carefully. Needs experience running a courtroom a little tighter and tougher. Lawyers sometimes get out of hand in her courtroom.

Litigant

Comment #: FL7467
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Sending hearing transcript to JQC as best evidence to send this unqualified biased Judge packing. ABOLISH ELECTION OF POLITICIAN JUDGES. Merit matters and this one lacks both merit and character.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: FL6781
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Terrible judge. Has no clue how to run a courtroom.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: FL6319
Rating:2.8

Comments:
God help you if you end up with Judge Ruiz. Don't bother submitting case law in advance of hearings, because she doesn't read it. When she does get around to reading it, she doesn't understand it. She should never have come out of dependency court- can't imagine the chaos she caused there. Hard to imagine that she graduated from high school, never mind law school.