Hon. Melanie M. Shaw Geter
Associate Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Prince George's County
7th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   5.1 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   6.0 - 2 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 Lawyer2978010/01/20141010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer2840107/28/20141010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2458512/13/20134111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private2168505/19/2013668  87 
Civil Litigation - Private2065903/20/201311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer1713508/31/20122 111 3 
Civil Litigation - Private477602/18/2009432 2538
Category Average  5.35.24.74.64.85.85.07.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
29780101010101010
28401101010101010
24585      
21685      
20659      
17135      
4776      
 10.010.010.010.010.010.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
29780   10.0
2840110101010.0
245851111.4
216859  7.3
206591 11.0
171358 52.7
4776 5 3.2
 5.85.34.35.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other2077703/27/2013571022.0Read Comment
Other1727909/08/201257101010.0Read Comment
Category Average   6.06.0