Hon. John P. Morrissey
Chief Judge
Circuit Court
Prince George's County
7th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   8.7 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   7.0 - 3 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer9930609/27/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer6490602/08/20192211    
Criminal Defense Lawyer4628511/12/201610101010  10 
Civil Litigation - Private2828307/23/20141010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2250107/23/2013109101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer2169005/19/2013109999910 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1907212/13/20121010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private1821010/24/201210109 101010 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1820210/24/2012899 9 9 
Category Average  8.88.68.58.39.79.89.910.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
99306      
64906      
46285      
28283      
22501      
21690      
1907210     
18210      
1820210   5 
 10.0   5.0 
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
99306   0.0
64906   1.5
4628510  10.0
2828310 510.0
225011010109.9
21690   9.3
1907210  10.0
18210101059.9
18202   9.0
 10.010.06.77.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9547605/19/2021135561010.0Read Comment
Other9519805/07/202113556  Read Comment
Other7307107/23/20191355611.0Read Comment
Other5206010/08/201713556  Read Comment
Other2669104/30/2014135561010.0Read Comment
Category Average   7.07.0