The Robing Room: MD State Judges

Hon. Paul F. Harris, Jr.
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Anne Arundel County
5th Circuit

Attorney Average Rating: 4.5 - 16 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 2.0 - 26 rating(s)

* 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)

* 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)

* 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	26741	05/02/2014	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	20875	04/03/2013	1	1	3	2	4	3		6
Criminal Defense Lawyer	20215	02/18/2013	6	6		9	10	9	8	6
Criminal Defense Lawyer	16990	08/22/2012
Civil Litigation - Private	15330	06/05/2012	1	1	5	1	10	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	12079	10/14/2011	8	7	6		10		8
Civil Litigation - Private	11848	09/17/2011	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	8888	09/14/2010	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	7298	07/27/2010	1	1	2	3	7	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	7180	06/08/2010	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	6806	03/18/2010	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	5292	05/12/2009	1	1	2	1	6		1
Civil Litigation - Private	5291	05/12/2009	1	1	2	1	6		1
Civil Litigation - Private	4734	02/13/2009	1	2	4	2			1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	4703	02/11/2009	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	4652	02/05/2009	8	8	9		10	8	9	10
Civil Litigation - Private	4168	12/31/2008	1	1					2
Category Average			3.8	3.8	4.7	4.0	6.8	5.0	4.3	5.5

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
26741				10.0
20875	3	1		2.4
20215	10	9	8	8.3
16990				0.0
15330	1			2.6
12079	8			7.8
11848	1	1	1	1.0
8888				1.1
7298				2.1
7180	1	1	1	1.0
6806	9	10	9	9.6
5292	1		10	1.9
5291	1		10	1.9
4734	1			1.8
4703	10	10	10	9.8
4652	8	9	5	8.6
4168	1			1.3
	4.2	5.9	6.8	4.2

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	28325	07/24/2014	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	26584	04/20/2014	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	26267	03/31/2014	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	25454	03/02/2014	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	24791	01/05/2014	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	24261	11/17/2013	5662	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	23378	09/20/2013	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	21408	04/29/2013	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20214	02/18/2013	5662	7	7.0	Read Comment
Other	19466	01/05/2013	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	19040	12/11/2012	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	18270	10/27/2012	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	17069	08/28/2012	5662	2	2.0	Read Comment
Other	13836	03/07/2012	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Court Staff	12267	11/11/2011	5662	8	8.0	Read Comment
Other	12085	10/15/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	10909	06/06/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	10888	06/03/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	10138	03/10/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	9785	01/20/2011	5662			Read Comment
Other	9755	01/14/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	9298	11/10/2010	5662	9	9.0	Read Comment
Other	7179	06/08/2010	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	6580	01/12/2010	5662	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	5553	07/28/2009	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	5244	04/21/2009	5662	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	4205	01/03/2009	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				2.9	2.9