Hon. Vicki Ballou-Watts
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Baltimore County County
3rd Circuit

Rate a judge
Attorney Average Rating:   2.8 - 33 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 7 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
Civil Litigation - Private12503502/06/202411111111
Civil Litigation - Private12154510/16/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private11683403/19/20231010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private11669003/10/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private11603402/09/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private10994509/01/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10315102/25/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private9960610/08/202111111 11
Criminal Defense Lawyer9589206/06/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9457104/14/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private9320603/03/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9254202/12/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9245002/08/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9233402/04/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8743606/23/202011111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8687306/02/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8562805/07/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8552405/04/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8282102/05/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private7945011/25/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7622309/17/201911111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7604809/13/201910101010101010 
Criminal Defense Lawyer7375308/05/2019        
Criminal Defense Lawyer6979705/31/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private6924905/19/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private6915005/16/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private6155911/13/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6131611/06/2018899109687
Civil Litigation - Private5982709/20/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4763402/09/20171010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private3020610/21/2014932376610
Criminal Defense Lawyer1994002/07/20134211911 
Civil Litigation - Private639811/25/20096251 3  
Criminal Defense Lawyer418812/31/2008101010 10101010
Category Average  3.12.72.82.53.12.82.82.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125035      
121545      
116834      
116690      
116034      
109945      
103151      
99606      
95892      
94571      
93206      
925421 1 11
92450      
92334      
87436      
86873111111
85628      
85524      
82821      
79450      
76223      
7604810     
73753      
69797      
69249      
69150      
61559      
61316877555
59827      
4763410  1010 
30206556556
19940      
6398      
4188754453
 6.04.53.85.04.53.2
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1250351111.0
1215451111.0
11683410 1010.0
1166901111.0
1160341111.0
1099451111.0
1031511111.0
996061111.0
958921111.0
9457110101010.0
932061111.0
92542   1.0
924501111.0
923341111.0
874361111.0
86873   1.0
856281111.0
855241111.0
828211111.0
794501111.0
762231111.0
7604810  10.0
73753   0.0
697971111.0
692491111.0
691501111.0
615591111.0
61316   8.4
598271111.0
47634   10.0
302065955.1
199403  2.8
6398   3.4
4188   9.6
 2.21.71.92.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11351412/08/2022562911.0Read Comment
Other9470504/19/20215629  Read Comment
Other7986312/06/2019562911.0Read Comment
Other7266507/17/2019562911.0Read Comment
Other6321012/27/20185629  Read Comment
Litigant5623005/22/2018562911.0Read Comment
Other4006101/07/2016562999.0Read Comment
Litigant3690408/14/2015562922.0Read Comment
Other3449604/29/2015562999.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.43.4