"The Robing Room: OK State Judges

Hon. John H. Scaggs	See Rating Details
District Judge Court
Marshall County	See Comments

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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)

Comments

What others have said about Hon. John H. Scaggs

Comments

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: OK445
Rating:4.2

Comments:
Judge Scaggs is not called the hanging judge without reason. Even if you have a plea arrangement, he will kick it out and do whatever he wants. Discovery is a joke to him, espcially if you are the defense. Be afraid, be very afraid.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: OK287
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Makes very bizzare pretrial rulings. Such as setting case for trial within a month of an answer date. If that conflicts with discovery he orders the defendant to answer it within 10 or so days. Completely unreasonable and is begging for a writ or appeal. He and Judge Walker have the same playbook.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: OK199
Rating:6.4

Comments:
Judge Scaggs may be a brilliant jurist but he's a nightmare to practice in front of. He has no regard for your time nor schedule, often setting hearings down without consulting with attorneys and then not allowing them to be continued if you have a conflict with a pre-set trial. In short, he's just unreasonable. Been on the bench too long and needs to retire. Kind of a grumpy Gus type of guy. Smart, knows the law, but has forgotten what it's like to practice law for a living (if he ever did know).