"The Robing Room: MD State Judges

Hon. Richard S. Bernhardt	See Rating Details
Associate Judge Circuit Court
Howard County 5th 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)

Comments

What others have said about Hon. Richard S. Bernhardt

Comments

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: MD1887
Rating:9.6

Comments:
He is the best trial judge in the Howard Circuit Court. He does not automatically believe any and all testimony of the police and other State's witnesses. He is not afraid to throw out cases for questionable searches. He is smart and fair. His one downside: if your client is found guilty, he can be very tough at sentencing.
All in all, a great judge to try cases, but it will not be as pleasant to be before him for sentencing (or for a violation of probation).

Other

Comment #: MD1361
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Was surprised that no consideration as to what effect it would have on the child to split up the family and award the child to his single dad, seperating him from his Mom, brother and new family.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD831
Rating:5.0

Comments:
Judge Bernhardt misconstrued and parsed well-established case law to arrive at a non-sensical decision. Neither party had advocated his tortured interpretation of the common law.