Hon. Mary M. Kramer
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Howard County
5th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   1.9 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer11731004/11/20232111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer11076310/07/202241 21 2 
Civil Litigation - Private9588106/06/202131 1311 
Civil Litigation - Private5942209/09/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5127008/24/201711111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4941805/11/2017    5   
Category Average  2.21.01.01.22.01.01.21.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
117310      
110763      
95881      
59422      
51270111121
49418      
 1.01.01.01.02.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1173101  1.1
1107631 21.8
9588111 1.6
594221111.0
512701111.0
49418   5.0
 1.01.01.31.9

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11656403/03/202323010  Read Comment
Other10590306/26/20222301011.0Read Comment
Litigant10091911/27/202123010  Read Comment
Litigant9918809/24/202123010  Read Comment
Other9061311/19/20202301011.0Read Comment
Other4849003/26/20172301011.0Read Comment
Other4818703/11/2017230101010.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.33.3