Hon. David Cawthon
Special Judge
Court
Pottawatomie County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.5 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 4 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 Lawyer12312011/01/202312111515
Criminal Defense Lawyer7130106/25/201911111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6204911/24/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6019210/02/20181111111 
Civil Litigation - Private3811610/10/201521312322
Civil Litigation - Private3296002/13/201533217425
Category Average  1.51.51.51.02.22.51.32.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
12312026    
71301      
62049111111
601921  1  
381161 2111
3296026    
 1.44.31.51.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1231201 11.7
7130111 1.0
620491111.0
60192   1.0
381161 11.8
329601122.8
 1.01.01.31.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Court Staff12498502/01/2024742511.0Read Comment
Other12311911/01/20237425  Read Comment
Litigant6204811/24/20187425  Read Comment
Litigant4610110/29/2016742511.0Read Comment
Litigant4262605/10/2016742522.0Read Comment
Other3811310/10/2015742511.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.31.3