"The Robing Room: SC State Judges

Hon. Joseph C. Smithdeal	See Rating Details
Judge Family Court
Abbeville County Eighth	See Comments

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* 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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Litigant

Comment #: SC103
Rating:1.0

Comments:
If you want a Judge that victim shames survivors of DV/IPV in open court while saying nothing to the abuser, this is the Judge for you. Awful, petulant Judge who apparently believed the lies of my ex and his idiotic attorney even though we brought receipts and had everything documented, including documentation from DSS about how my ex continuously lied to them when being investigated and eventually found guilty (indicated as they call it) of child abuse and neglect. Having heard he was extremely conservative, I thought he would have been harder on a child abuser and wife beater. Boy was I wrong!!

Other

Comment #: SC24
Rating:1.0

Comments:
this man continues to leave a sweet little boy with a father that has a 100% dionosed of server PTSD, and has committed several crimes in the community in which he claims his PTSD in order to make the crimes go away. The judge refuses to give the child back to the mother whom has raised the child alone and is a wonderful mother, as well as a wife to the father, for the first 5 years of his life. WHAT KIND OF PERSON WOULD LEAVE A CHILD IN HARMS WAY, KNOWING THE POSSIBLE DANGER. NOW THE FATHER STATES HE IS CURED. THERE IS NO CURE FOR PTSD!

Litigant

Comment #: SC8
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Very prejudiced judge. Way too liberal. Returned placement of a 4 year old to a known drug addict and dealer, while laughing about the case. A real LOSER.