Hon. DaNeeka L. Cotton
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Prince George's County
7th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   2.8 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 3 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 Lawyer11076410/07/20228710   7 
Civil Litigation - Private10995109/01/2022        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10890007/21/2022      1 
Civil Litigation - Private10325903/02/202231211111
Civil Litigation - Private9355803/15/202111  1111
Civil Litigation - Private9107912/09/202012117222
Civil Litigation - Private8272202/03/202010     88
Civil Litigation - Private7915911/18/20191       
Civil Litigation - Private6041910/10/20182211111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer5860808/11/20183211111 
Category Average  3.62.53.01.02.21.22.83.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
110764      
109951      
10890011   1
103259      
93558      
91079      
82722      
79159      
60419      
58608      
 1.01.0   1.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
110764   8.0
10995111 1.0
108900   1.0
1032591111.4
935581  1.0
910793  2.4
8272210 59.3
791591 11.0
60419   1.3
586081  1.4
 2.61.02.32.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10889807/21/202223001  Read Comment
Other9451404/12/202123001   
Other9133112/20/20202300111.0Read Comment
Litigant6439301/27/20192300111.0Read Comment
Litigant4299805/27/20162300122.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.31.3