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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. Michael H. Marcus

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OR69
Rating:5.8

Comments:
I had one series of pretrial motions before Judge Marcus, and he is now on my "always affidavit" list. He believes he is smarter than anyone in the courtroom -- which may be true -- but also believes that his quick Westlaw searches _during oral argument_ make him the most knowledgeable person on a given point of law as well. He is openly contemptuous of civil litigators, whom he sees as people churning files to make billables.

I understand he is a thoughtful, educated voice on sentencing issues. We would be better off if Multnomah County had him handling only criminal matters.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OR49
Rating:9.8

Comments:
One of the most scholarly and serious judges on the Multnomah County bench. In addition to being a fine judge, he works hard to improve our system of justice by studying sentencing and procedural changes that are outcome and evidence based.