Hon. Michael R. Pearson See Rating Details
Associate Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Prince George's County
7th Circuit
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Attorney Average Rating:   4.5 - 3 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 9 rating(s)
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* Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)


Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
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Litigant

Comment #: MD9320
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Judge Pearson should not be a family law judge. He has no idea of the best interest of the child. He uses no rule of law. You can bring evidence time after time and he continues to not consider the facts. He has not ruled fair and we have seen him five or more times. He will not make the order right nor enforce it, he doesn't read the evidence. He helps the opposition with no lawyer in the court room. He has no integrity for the law. He doesn't care for the best interest of the child. He has not ever requested the opposition to get a lawyer but has given advice more than once. The worst part is he never made things better for the child. The child told the school he wish he wasn't on this earth anymore. But this judge Pearson says I think the opposition who he knows consistently lies has more than two run in with cps and continues to lie keep lying and he never changes anything win and not follow his order. Pray you never get this judge. Pray he is gone if you have a family law case. He never reads anything. He is unfair and very bias. Even with the facts in his face. He even says I don't have time for that. It has to be more judges in PG county who care about the family law and the best interest of the child. Our tax dollars should allow us to vote them out.

Other

Comment #: MD9049
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Your Honor,
is very smart and knows the law. Very fair indeed.

Other

Comment #: MD7860
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Very much concerned about the fairness and understanding mental illness and or substance abuse. The holding of persons in jail over the statute to help state attorneys continue to look for evidence after lack of evidence already proven in pre trial and discovery is unacceptable. Holding persons in jail without bond over 190 days when the same proposed witnesses have been proven to provide false information does not help our communities.

The allowance of State Attorney to harass and intimate witnesses is alarming. We need to ensure justice is justice for all.

Other

Comment #: MD7275
Rating:9.0
Comments:
My name is Sylvia Olden and no,I don't think judge Pearson is prejudice at all. I believe he loves everybody equally. His judgement may not always be on point but he has been fair with my son. I don't think he was fair with me @ the end but that was based on the lies that was told to him about me. When I google him I'd learned that he's from DC which means to me he should've known just because the father side sat there quietly doesn't make them innocent. You can't fool DC people born and raised we know better but overall judge Pearson is cool, smart, fair and on point 99% of time.
He will shut you down when he's fed up with the situation and that can make him seem unfair and arrogant but he's really a great judge who's willing to take time time to listen to your concerns and come up with a decision that will help everybody involve. Now, my son's lawyer on the other hand was down right rude to me because I went to the judge instead of her but I pepper her right there where she gave it to me. I get why she was mad, she just went about it the wrong way. I'm glad it's over they has me thinking I was accused of a crime.

Litigant

Comment #: MD6716
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Wow ,I just found this website and I can't believe how many comments display such accurate detail that lines up to the experience I have had with judge Pearson . How can I judge have their own agenda he comes off super biased and has even said degrading comments to me , based on absolutely zero factual data . I'm not from Prince George's County which is a majority African-American county and I think that Judge Pearson does not like Caucasian females , which I believe are a minority in the county . But on top of that to be presented clear evidence and to disregard anything and micromanage the details in order to do so it's a grave didservice to our community. I do not agree with what other comments say he is a fair and smart man . The detail required in presenting cases and responding back is not evident . Being able to manipulate in speaking in and to talk about general ideas without backing them up is about all I can see which does not indicate A person's intelligence , more of a charisma. That said having a charisma that achieves ones own sense of bias is not a character trait of a judge. Judges are to use the law and spirit of the law for betterment of the community, not to understand it enough to be able to help the dark side win. That's more of somebody that could be a great criminal defense attorney for guilty criminals . This judge doesn't have a connection with positive truth , what is good and morally right . It really makes no sense. If I had time I'd really like to know the details of other cases where this manner of judgeship has been displayed . It makes me wonder if something can be done since my situation is not one off and this is something that others have noticed .
I hope that others who have situations where Bias or abuse of discretion can be clearly defined and they submit appeals to higher courts so that there is something on the record as to multiple cases for this is occurring . On another note I hope that the good Lord would fill him with the love of God and open his eyes to see the affects of his actions so that he would be better motivated to be a peacemaker and uphold the truth, rather than the damnation that he will surely earn for the mishaps and evil forces that he is aiding and abiding in through his lack of discretion and upholding the law and truth for families

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD3856
Rating:8.6
Comments:
Judge Pearson is smart and comes on the bench prepared -- a good combination for a judge. He is fair and he is courteous to counsel.

Other

Comment #: MD3569
Rating:9.0
Comments:
Judge Pearson was competent, cerebral & professional. Although I didn't agree with all his rulings, I do feel that he was firm, fair & consistent.

Other

Comment #: MD2945
Rating:10.0
Comments:
he is a good judge. Smart and works hard

Litigant

Comment #: MD2238
Rating:1.0
Comments:
He is a nasty man and a nasty judge. The comments posted here are accurate. If you draw him for a family law matter, pray.

Litigant

Comment #: MD1643
Rating:9.0
Comments:
I found Judge Pearson to be thorough and patient. Although his ruling was not entirely in my favor, I honestly cannot say it was wrong. In fact, it probably was the fairest decision possible. In the end, that is all you can ask a judge to be--fair.

Litigant

Comment #: MD1606
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I found J. Pearson to do basically the same thing on the bench. He did not use judicial prudence, and gave all appearance to have some sort of own agenda in mind. It was very clear what truth was presented in my domestic case, and very obvious what decision should be made, but Judge Pearson gave no reason, but a default reason to execute his judgement. It is very clear that there is something wrong with his trustworthiness as a judge. I hope that a more honorable, fact following, and law abiding judge can take his place some how.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD1078
Rating:3.8
Comments:
I can only comment on J. Pearson in a domestic case context. Frankly, he should stick to criminal law. First, he completely misapplied the rules of evidence and excluded documentation, citing a Cts. & Jud. Proc. Art. that only applied to District Court. Then, he proceeded to give the opp. party in a contempt action legal advice.

He is a decent man off of the bench, and I cannot comment on his ability in a non-family law case. However, he leaves much to be desired.