Hon. Cathleen M. Vitale
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Anne Arundel County
5th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   5.7 - 32 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   6.0 - 13 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 - Private12073109/23/20231544 432
Criminal Defense Lawyer11736404/14/20239899788 
Criminal Defense Lawyer11454301/09/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11454101/09/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10480205/10/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10033811/06/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9454304/13/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9403503/28/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private9140712/26/2020989989109
Civil Litigation - Private9066711/21/2020101010109101010
Civil Litigation - Private9048911/12/20201 3 2   
Criminal Defense Lawyer9005610/21/202010910109101010
Civil Litigation - Private8590505/13/202010910910910 
Civil Litigation - Private8396403/06/202011311113
Criminal Defense Lawyer8369602/26/202010910991010 
Criminal Defense Lawyer8320002/12/202010910109 88
Civil Litigation - Private8290202/06/2020155 5 5 
Criminal Defense Lawyer8090912/30/201910109910101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer7634409/18/20191010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer7605109/13/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7382508/06/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private7157706/28/20191010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer5370401/22/201898109981010
Criminal Defense Lawyer5303812/09/20171111211 
Civil Litigation - Govt.5280011/23/201799101089910
Criminal Defense Lawyer5232110/24/2017868 9 8 
Criminal Defense Lawyer5230110/23/20171111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private5058307/12/201777888 9 
Civil Litigation - Private5047007/07/20171111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private4873104/09/2017898 899 
Civil Litigation - Private4773502/14/201725   3 3
Civil Litigation - Private4628111/12/20161426842 
Category Average  5.55.86.06.06.35.76.06.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
120731      
117364981  3
114543111111
114541111111
104802111111
100338111111
94543111111
94035      
91407      
90667      
90489      
900561061   
859059     
83964      
836961064   
8320010     
82902      
80909972553
7634410 65  
760511     
7382510101010109
7157710101010109
5370495 555
530381     
52800      
523218 8 69
523011    1
50583      
50470      
48731      
47735      
46281      
 5.94.83.64.04.13.7
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
120731   3.5
117364   8.4
1145431111.0
1145411111.0
1048021111.0
1003381111.0
945431111.0
9403510 1010.0
91407   8.9
906671010 9.9
9048911 1.8
90056   9.8
8590510959.6
839641 11.3
8369610  9.7
8320010  9.5
829021  3.7
8090910859.7
7634410  10.0
760511  1.0
73825104 10.0
7157710101010.0
53704   9.0
530381  1.1
5280098 9.1
52321   7.8
523011  1.0
505839 88.0
504701 11.0
487318858.4
477352 33.0
462811  3.5
 5.04.83.85.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12507702/08/202423025  Read Comment
Other11821805/20/20232302511.0Read Comment
Other11688703/21/20232302511.0Read Comment
Litigant10498505/20/20222302511.0Read Comment
Other10371203/25/202223025  Read Comment
Other10237601/24/20222302511.0Read Comment
Other10048611/10/2021230251010.0Read Comment
Other10048511/10/2021230251010.0 
Litigant10000310/22/20212302511.0Read Comment
Other9457604/15/202123025  Read Comment
Litigant7028006/13/2019230251010.0Read Comment
Other6145411/09/20182302588.0Read Comment
Other5777207/13/2018230251010.0Read Comment
Litigant5096008/06/20172302599.0Read Comment
Litigant5077707/25/20172302588.0Read Comment
Other4777202/16/2017230251010.0Read Comment
Category Average   6.26.2