Hon. Steven Salant
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Montgomery County
6th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   3.8 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 4 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
Prosecutor2075103/25/2013        
Civil Litigation - Private2028602/25/2013        
Civil Litigation - Private1704208/27/201214  8 1 
Civil Litigation - Private1681708/11/201222328218
Civil Litigation - Private1588907/04/20126111  2 
Civil Litigation - Private1237011/26/201188      
Criminal Defense Lawyer1214210/23/201116 210   
Criminal Defense Lawyer1201510/06/2011110    1 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1149107/29/2011   1    
Criminal Defense Lawyer1124607/03/201122226   
Civil Litigation - Private1003902/26/201132 1  2 
Civil Litigation - Private967001/01/20117910   9 
Civil Litigation - Private934711/14/201012219211
Category Average  3.24.63.61.48.22.02.44.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
20751      
20286      
17042      
16817      
15889      
12370      
121421     
12015      
11491      
11246      
10039      
9670      
9347      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
20751   0.0
20286   0.0
170421  3.0
1681724 2.8
158891  2.0
12370   8.0
121421  3.5
12015106 5.5
114911111.0
11246   2.8
100392  2.0
96709 98.8
93471112.4
 3.13.03.73.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant1758209/20/20121133811.0Read Comment
Litigant1402303/15/20121133811.0Read Comment
Other1149407/29/20111133811.0Read Comment
Other1149207/29/20111133811.0Read Comment
Litigant1147207/26/201111338  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0