"The Robing Room: VT 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. Michael Harris

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Litigant

Comment #: VT19
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Stunningly inept. Hard to believe he's actually looking at the same case. Decisions reads more like he knew what he wanted to do, and is trying to construct a set of facts to justify an unreasonable conclusion. Unfortunately when he relies on misrepresentation of facts rather than law he can get away with it. He knows on appeal they aren't checking the facts.

Litigant

Comment #: VT15
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Favors 50/50 visitation, but heavily favors the mother in custody. He turned all the facts on their heads to make sure it could still grant her custody in spite of frequent violations of court orders. He simply didn't hold her to account.
I was warned that this judge knew what he was going to do before we ever set foot in the court room and it went exactly as predicted in spite of the evidence. He relied heavily on gender stereotypes to draw untenable conclusions unsupported by the facts because the gender bias overrules any rational viewing of the evidence presented.