Hon. Margaret M. Schweitzer
District Judge
Circuit Court
Montgomery County
6th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   4.1 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 6 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 Lawyer12010108/21/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10194201/04/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private9945510/02/20212  1  11
Criminal Defense Lawyer9930109/27/202123215135
Civil Litigation - Private7080806/20/2019        
Criminal Defense Lawyer6017310/01/20181010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer5688706/13/2018810      
Criminal Defense Lawyer4242505/02/2016111 1111
Category Average  4.05.03.53.34.33.33.23.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
120101111111
101942      
99455      
99301      
70808      
60173101010101010
56887      
42425      
 5.55.55.55.55.55.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1201011111.0
101942   0.0
994551 101.3
993013182.5
70808   0.0
601731010510.0
56887   9.0
424251 11.0
 3.24.05.03.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12009908/21/20232302011.0Read Comment
Litigant11981408/04/20232302011.0Read Comment
Litigant9930009/27/20212302011.0Read Comment
Other5680706/11/2018230201010.0Read Comment
Litigant5641905/29/20182302011.0Read Comment
Litigant4178404/01/2016230201010.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.04.0