Hon. Clara L. Rigmaiden See Rating Details
Circuit Court Judge
Circuit Court
Lane County
Judicial District 2
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Attorney Average Rating:   3.6 - 4 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OR475
Rating:10.0
Comments:
Excellent judge. Skilled, good interpersonal skills, pleasant demeanor. Fair and impartial. Astute.

Other

Comment #: OR297
Rating:1.0
Comments:
After a jury found a defendant guilty on a felony charge, this judge gave him probation. Not a person I want to see on the bench!!

Other

Comment #: OR248
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Under the watchful eye of this judge my first experience with the justice system has been an eye opener. There seems to be no meaning in the words "whole truth and nothing but the truth." Or, for that matter "innocent until proven guilty" for what I saw for 2 1/2 years before the trial and 110 days after, the time taken to make a decision, was quite the opposite. The judge had before her experts, professionals, teacher, police, DHS workers, all for the character and truthfulness of petitioner. You had a petitioner that took all the tests asked of him, some more then once and passed all of them, did all that was required, and still he was consider guilty, with no proving innocence. This judge represents a lack of judgement & Justice, integrity, willingness to be fair and just, hear both sides & make a judgement in a fair and timely manner. I am more then worried for those involved due to this judgement.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OR247
Rating:1.5
Comments:
Obviously biased from day one. Made her bias clear to everyone in the room. Disrespectful to expert witnesses. Even "coached" the favored lawyer, almost swooned at the favored party, sneered at disfavored party. No effort to appear neutral or to make both sides feel heard. This judge contributes to the sense that our justice system is not just. Hope she figures this out.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: OR241
Rating:1.5
Comments:
pro defense all the way; has a hard time grasping application of law to cases before her.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OR205
Rating:1.3
Comments:
The worst judge I've ever appeared before. Makes up her mind in the first 2 minutes...thinks she's smarter than she is...grimaces and "tells" her feelings about case obviously during trial...ignorant of civil law...arrogant and short with counsel