Hon. Louis A. Becker, III
Associate Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Howard County
5th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   6.5 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 15 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 Lawyer8874808/24/2020        
Criminal Defense Lawyer3640007/21/201511 1 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1895812/05/2012        
Civil Litigation - Private1831010/30/20121010101010101010
Prosecutor1708808/28/201289  899 
Civil Litigation - Private1706108/27/2012101010108101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer1705708/27/20121010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private1702908/26/20121010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer972201/10/20111111111 
Civil Litigation - Private867608/13/201011111 1 
Category Average  6.46.57.06.16.97.36.510.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
88748      
36400      
18958      
18310      
170881088899
1706110     
1705710 10 55
17029      
9722      
8676      
 10.08.09.08.07.07.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
88748   0.0
364001111.0
18958   0.0
1831010101010.0
170889788.9
1706110  9.8
17057   10.0
170291010 10.0
972211101.0
86761 11.0
 6.05.86.05.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12040809/06/2023567322.0Read Comment
Litigant9010410/23/2020567311.0Read Comment
Other2646504/11/2014567311.0Read Comment
Other2638004/07/2014567311.0Read Comment
Other2489401/14/2014567311.0Read Comment
Litigant2433811/22/201356731010.0Read Comment
Other2370910/15/20135673  Read Comment
Litigant2067703/21/2013567311.0Read Comment
Other1706608/28/2012567311.0Read Comment
Other1706508/28/2012567311.0Read Comment
Litigant1221511/02/2011567311.0Read Comment
Litigant1163508/22/2011567311.0Read Comment
Court Staff1116106/22/2011567311.0Read Comment
Litigant1002302/24/2011567311.0Read Comment
Litigant972101/10/2011567311.0Read Comment
Litigant950512/04/2010567311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.71.7