Hon. Herman C. Dawson
Associate Judge
Circuit Court
Prince George's County
7th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   3.2 - 12 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 8 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 Lawyer2114904/20/2013        
Criminal Defense Lawyer2114804/20/2013        
Criminal Defense Lawyer1884811/28/2012        
Criminal Defense Lawyer1820310/24/2012        
Criminal Defense Lawyer1815810/22/201211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer1480105/03/201212111 11
Criminal Defense Lawyer1164308/24/201111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer1124707/03/201175969679
Civil Litigation - Private1012003/09/201112 11121
Criminal Defense Lawyer718506/11/201011111111
Civil Litigation - Private469802/11/200977977998
Civil Litigation - Private420201/02/200912226 2 
Criminal Defense Lawyer396212/17/20084375386 
Civil Litigation - Private342411/28/200811113111
Civil Litigation - Private258708/12/20087    88 
Civil Litigation - Private258108/11/200811115215
Category Average  2.82.43.32.53.53.83.33.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
21149      
21148      
18848      
18203      
18158111111
14801      
11643111111
11247      
10120      
7185111111
4698      
4202      
39623  454
3424      
2587      
2581      
 1.51.01.01.82.01.8
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
21149   0.0
21148   0.0
18848   0.0
18203   0.0
1815811101.0
148011111.1
116431111.0
11247   7.0
101201221.3
71851111.0
469851087.5
42022 12.4
396259 4.9
34241111.3
258798 8.0
25811511.6
 2.53.92.92.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other2098704/11/2013570911.0Read Comment
Litigant1970201/23/20135709  Read Comment
Litigant1832710/31/2012570977.0Read Comment
Litigant1820910/24/20125709  Read Comment
Litigant1815710/22/20125709  Read Comment
Litigant1717009/04/2012570911.0Read Comment
Litigant1480205/03/2012570911.0Read Comment
Other1389203/10/2012570922.0Read Comment
Other1353602/15/201257091010.0Read Comment
Litigant1165608/27/2011570922.0Read Comment
Other1163708/23/2011570911.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.13.1