Hon. Charles L. Goodwin See Rating Details
District Judge
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Custer County
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Attorney Average Rating:   4.3 - 7 rating(s)
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General Rating Criteria

* 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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What others have said about Hon. Charles L. Goodwin


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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: OK288
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
He is fair in that he treats everyone with an air of contempt. Speak when spoken to, use all the formalities of asking to approach, speak and be dismisssed and after about fifteen years he will begin to treat you civilly. Get on his bad side and he'll not soon forget it. He'll give hometown attorneys a second bite at the apple for missed response dates.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OK214
Rating:1.1
Comments:
This judge was responsible for more folks going without representation than any other factor, because of his well-known habit of roasting attorneys for nothing more than the sake of embarrassing them in front of their clients. I've never been able to figure out how a judge as lazy, egotistical, and abusive as he is has managed to stay on the bench. He's the poster child of how ineffective the judiciary is in policing little rogue dictators on the bench. There is absolutely nothing honorable about him.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: OK147
Rating:7.7
Comments:
Judge Goodwin is an enigma. In one case, I was being set up to be hometowned by one of his friends. I won't go into details but there was a relationship between the judge and one of the defendants. Judge Goodwin removed himself before I got the opportunity to bring up the relationship even though the defendant went to great lengths to conceal it. The judge gets very high marks from me for honesty. In cases in which I have been in front of him on he has been very evenhanded. He does not seem to favor anyone -- whether from out of town or in town. All seem the same in his eyes. He also moves his cases along. I do not fault him for being somewhat inflexible on scheduling. He is the judge and that's his prerogative. His disposition tends to not be what one expects from someone holding judicial office. At times, he seems icy. At times, he seems a little angry. At times, he is a pleasant man.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OK91
Rating:9.6
Comments:
He is different but he will move a case along.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OK35
Rating:4.4
Comments:
Abusive and lazy.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: OK27
Rating:2.4
Comments:
Abusive, self-absorbed, arrogant, lazy, and feels the job is his right. There to serve himself and not the public.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: OK24
Rating:3.1
Comments:
Openly hostile to out-of-town attorneys. However, I understand from local attorneys that he is pretty even-handed when it comes to dishing out abuse.