Hon. Keith R. Truffer
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Baltimore City County
8th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   5.9 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 12 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 - Private11864405/31/20231010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private10976108/24/2022107  10  10
Criminal Defense Lawyer10097411/30/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10088111/25/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10081311/23/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10080111/23/20211111 111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9758008/05/202110108101010  
Criminal Defense Lawyer9391403/25/202171118411
Criminal Defense Lawyer9342803/11/20218328621 
Criminal Defense Lawyer7751610/12/2019101010 10101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer6891105/10/201910 10   10 
Category Average  7.45.45.45.27.95.44.95.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
118644      
109761      
100974111111
100881      
100813      
100801111111
9758010     
93914      
93428112 1 
7751610  1010 
6891110     
 5.51.01.34.03.31.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1186441010 10.0
10976110  9.3
1009741111.0
1008811  1.0
100813   0.0
1008011111.0
97580  59.7
939141113.0
934281  3.6
77516   10.0
68911   10.0
 3.63.32.05.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10096211/30/20212577411.0Read Comment
Other10094111/29/20212577411.0Read Comment
Other10093611/29/202125774  Read Comment
Other10090111/26/20212577411.0 
Other10090011/26/20212577411.0Read Comment
Other10086811/24/20212577411.0Read Comment
Other10084311/24/202125774  Read Comment
Other10083411/24/20212577411.0Read Comment
Other10081111/23/20212577411.0 
Other10080311/23/20212577411.0Read Comment
Other10077911/22/20212577411.0Read Comment
Other10077511/22/20212577411.0Read Comment
Other9757908/05/20212577499.0Read Comment
Litigant9394003/26/20212577411.0Read Comment
Other9391303/25/202125774  Read Comment
Category Average   1.71.7