Hon. Ricardo D. Zwaig
Associate District Judge
Circuit Court
Howard County
5th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   6.2 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 2 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 Lawyer12564303/02/20247797 10  
Civil Litigation - Private11587501/30/20231 11 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer4619611/05/20161010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer4310306/02/201612115315
Criminal Defense Lawyer3138212/03/201410101010101010 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2443312/03/2013667 10658
Category Average  5.87.06.35.88.86.75.47.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125643      
115875  1   
46196101010576
431031 1 11
3138210     
24433356 23
 6.07.54.55.03.33.3
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
125643   8.0
1158751 11.0
46196   10.0
431033 12.0
3138210  10.0
24433   6.1
 4.7 1.06.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other5852808/06/201813593  Read Comment
Other4818803/11/2017135931010.0Read Comment
Other3835510/19/201513593  Read Comment
Litigant3639507/21/201513593  Read Comment
Other3335103/09/20151359311.0Read Comment
Category Average   5.55.5