Hon. C. Philip Nichols, Jr.
Associate Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Prince George's County
7th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 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 - Private6710403/22/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5235010/26/201711111111
Civil Litigation - Private5047107/07/201711111111
Civil Litigation - Private4629111/12/20161010109 1010 
Criminal Defense Lawyer4034801/23/2016111     
Criminal Defense Lawyer3633607/17/201511111 1 
Civil Litigation - Private1263312/24/201110810107101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer1249912/08/2011103111537
Criminal Defense Lawyer1124307/03/201198998999
Civil Litigation - Private416212/31/2008102334559
Category Average  6.34.54.75.04.16.45.66.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
67104      
523501    1
50471      
46291      
403481     
36336      
12633      
12499      
11243779334
4162      
 3.07.09.03.03.02.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
6710410101010.0
523501  1.0
504711 11.0
4629110  9.9
403481  1.0
363361 101.0
126331010109.4
124991  3.1
11243   8.5
41629 55.1
 4.910.07.25.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9961310/08/2021571711.0Read Comment
Court Staff4127903/05/20165717  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0