Hon. Mark W. Crooks
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Anne Arundel County
5th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   8.6 - 12 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   6.0 - 5 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 Lawyer12591203/19/202410 10 10 1010
Civil Litigation - Govt.11743504/18/2023101010101010 9
Criminal Defense Lawyer11611202/10/2023101010 10101010
Civil Litigation - Private11592502/02/20231010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private11353512/09/20221010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private10328503/04/20221010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer9253502/12/20211010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer9055111/17/2020101010 8101010
Civil Litigation - Private8877008/26/20201010101099107
Civil Litigation - Private8785507/10/2020        
Criminal Defense Lawyer8725706/17/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8724406/16/20201311512 
Criminal Defense Lawyer7604909/13/20191111412 
Civil Litigation - Private6803704/18/201910101010101010 
Category Average  8.58.58.58.08.88.38.59.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
12591210  101010
117435      
11611210     
115925      
113535      
103285      
92535101010101010
905511010 101010
887701010 91010
87855      
87257      
87244      
760491     
68037      
 8.510.010.09.810.010.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
125912  1010.0
11743510 1010.0
116112   10.0
11592510 1010.0
1135351010510.0
10328510 1010.0
9253510101010.0
90551   9.7
8877010 109.8
87855   0.0
87257   0.0
872441 11.9
760491  1.4
6803710  10.0
 8.010.08.37.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12520002/15/20242572811.0Read Comment
Other11997608/14/20232572811.0Read Comment
Other10118312/07/2021257281010.0Read Comment
Litigant8947409/23/202025728  Read Comment
Other6800704/18/2019257281010.0Read Comment
Other5779407/14/2018257281010.0Read Comment
Category Average   6.46.4