"The Robing Room: TX State Judges

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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. Ryan Daniel Larson

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Comment #: TX954
Rating:2.0

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Judge Larson is what happens when political connections trump common sense and intellect; in short, he is a horrible jurist and let this be a warning to anyone who has the misfortune of appearing before him. He runs the courtroom based on his rules, or what he thinks the rules “should” be, and not under the Texas Rules of Procedure, regularly ignoring motions and filings he simply doesn’t like, doesn’t want to address, or refuses to address because he is inexperienced [he was a railroad-dispute mediator before being appointed]. He routinely ignores issues within cases before him when he disagrees with them and, on numerous occasions, makes his personal opinions and bias a part of his rulings, many of which do not follow standard TX procedure and leave everybody hanging, again because of his inexperience). He is almost universally unable to make a firm decision, even when obvious, and will drag out and prolong a case to avoid going on-the-record. One of his favorite games is to regularly go on and off-the-record to hear from counsels and take “testimony”, issue advisory comments to the litigants, and coerce settlements, then go back on-the-record, state his opinion, and then slam parties for challenging his tactics, or demanding proceedings take place in open court. Judge Larson enjoys playing favorites and engaging in massive ex parte communication with his network of local counsels, “counselors”, and mediators. He takes all criticism deeply personal, almost cult-like, and retaliates against anybody in his courtroom who raises objections. There is no judge more arrogant and vindictive than this guy, belying the Father Know’s Best image he’s concocted for himself.