Hon. Susan M. Souder
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Baltimore County County
3rd Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   5.1 - 14 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 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
Civil Litigation - Private2105804/16/201389991088 
Civil Litigation - Private1993902/07/2013102211022 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1902012/10/20129981010910 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1887911/30/20121010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer1879211/23/20121  1 11 
Civil Litigation - Private1779010/02/201213335322
Criminal Defense Lawyer1712408/31/20121010810107109
Civil Litigation - Private1679708/10/201211115111
Civil Litigation - Private1647607/29/201211333121
Civil Litigation - Private1471104/27/201221 1 11 
Prosecutor1431304/02/201224418317
Criminal Defense Lawyer1376503/06/201216529628
Civil Litigation - Private251008/05/200858676666
Civil Litigation - Private243707/28/20087810108897
Category Average  4.95.55.84.97.84.74.65.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
210588     
19939      
19020955555
18879101010555
187921  111
17790      
171241041 55
16797      
16476      
147111     
14313368754
13765217687
2510      
2437      
 5.55.26.24.84.84.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
2105891058.7
199392  3.9
190209 59.2
18879108510.0
187921 11.0
177901372.6
17124   9.4
1679711 1.5
164761  1.9
147111 101.1
143132423.1
137655214.2
25106  6.3
243710 88.8
 4.54.74.95.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other1679808/10/20125643  Read Comment
Other1584607/02/2012564311.0Read Comment
Litigant1376603/06/2012564322.0Read Comment
Litigant1164908/25/2011564322.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.71.7