Hon. James B. Fensom

Circuit Court
Bay County
14th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   5.1 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 8 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

* Temp. Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Sch. Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Indu. Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Comp. Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punct. Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* Ab-Pr. General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* Ab-Tr. General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flex Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
    

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cr. Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Bail General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Plea Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
Inc.-Pr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-Tr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-S. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cv. Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Settle Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
Inc. General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
    
  

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Civil Litigation - Private5476003/19/201885339739
Civil Litigation - Private2693105/12/201498101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2645204/10/20141 1 1111
Criminal Defense Lawyer2500001/24/201424231311
Civil Litigation - Private2342209/24/201351218115
Civil Litigation - Govt.123412/05/2007109101010 8 
Category Average  5.85.44.75.46.54.44.05.2
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
54760      
2693110     
26452111111
25000224323
23422      
1234      
 4.31.52.52.01.52.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
547607555.6
2693110 99.7
264521111.0
250002212.2
234221112.5
12349  9.4
 5.02.33.45.1

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other5475903/19/2018196433.0Read Comment
Other3777009/27/2015196411.0Read Comment
Other3166112/14/2014196477.0Read Comment
Other2866308/07/2014196488.0Read Comment
Other2697105/14/2014196411.0Read Comment
Other2695805/13/2014196411.0Read Comment
Other2695605/13/2014196422.0Read Comment
Other2670104/30/2014196411.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.03.0