"The Robing Room: TX State Judges

Hon. Donald J. Cosby	See Rating Details
Judge District Court
Tarrant County 67th	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)

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What others have said about Hon. Donald J. Cosby

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: TX1221
Rating:10.0

Comments:
I tried a case in Judge Cosby's Court. He was very fair to both sides. He was respectful to the parties, lawyers, and jury.

Litigant

Comment #: TX1075
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Please, if you are reading this, send a letter to Vanita Gupta, Associate AG of the USA.
This judge must be removed from the bench immediately.

Litigant

Comment #: TX1012
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Don Cosby is a Judge who really cares about people. He is fair and willing to give guidance to those of us who are just trying to get justice.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: TX873
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge throws the rule book out the window more than any other I have seen. I forced him to produce the Court's phone record under Rule of Judicial Administration 12. He refused, I appealed and latter a Per Curiam Rule 12 Decision ordered him to produce the records. The phone records proved what I suspected, a shocking amount of ex parte communication with the opposing PARTY and his counsel. Dozens of calls placed by the Court to the private cell number of the party. Many of the calls took place on the mornings before a scheduled hearing at 1pm. Cosby is influenced in some manner. Like a previous comment here, the judge does not have a good grasp of the TRCP and he is dirty.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: TX679
Rating:1.9

Comments:
Is not familiar with the basic rules of evidence. visibly makes faces in front of the jury to express his judgment for one side or the other during testimony. gives great sighs from the bench in front of the jury to evidence he doesn't like. Does not have a good grasp of the TRCP or TRE, especially impeaching on prior inconsistent statements

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: TX154
Rating:4.3

Comments:
Don Cosby generally tries to get it right. but, he will make an alarming number of errors in his interpretation of the law which will exclude key evidence or cause witnesses to avoid using phrases. It's an annoying way to try a case, but the trial is still fair. He is not a big student of the law, so be prepared to play the role of teacher.