Hon. G. Brian Paxton
Commissioner
Superior Court
Skagit County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.4 - 2 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 12 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

* Temp. Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Sch. Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Indu. Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Comp. Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punct. Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* Ab-Pr. General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* Ab-Tr. General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flex Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
    

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cr. Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Bail General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Plea Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
Inc.-Pr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-Tr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-S. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cv. Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Settle Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
Inc. General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
    
  

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Criminal Defense Lawyer2468212/20/201312 1    
Civil Litigation - Private1312502/01/201299109910108
Category Average  5.05.510.05.09.010.010.08.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
24682      
13125      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
24682   1.3
1312510 59.5
 10.0 5.05.4

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other5240410/28/2017841611.0Read Comment
Other5222010/19/2017841611.0Read Comment
Other5138308/31/20178416  Read Comment
Other5104208/11/2017841611.0Read Comment
Litigant4871404/07/2017841611.0Read Comment
Litigant4849303/26/2017841611.0Read Comment
Other4846503/25/2017841611.0Read Comment
Other4842003/23/2017841611.0Read Comment
Other3973012/21/2015841611.0Read Comment
Other3537606/12/2015841611.0Read Comment
Other1922212/23/20128416  Read Comment
Other1921612/23/2012841611.0Read Comment
Other1921512/23/2012841611.0Read Comment
Other1899412/07/20128416  Read Comment
Other1631607/16/20128416  Read Comment
Other1620007/10/2012841611.0Read Comment
Other1234211/21/20118416  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0