Hon. James van Meerveld See Rating Details
Magistrate Judge See Comments
E.D.La.  
Average Rating:2.6 - 13 rating(s)
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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=Chronic`y Late,10=Always on Time)
*Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation:    (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
*Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation:   (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Flexibility In Scheduling   (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Pre-Trial:   (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions:   (1=Least Involved,10=Most Involved)
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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 33745
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Biased, incompetent. Uses arrogance to hide her insecurities and incompetency.

Send e-mail to this poster 4/7/2021 2:38:38 PM

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 33643
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Still has not improved since she’s been on the bench

Send e-mail to this poster 1/31/2021 11:45:47 AM

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 33461
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I laughed at the post about how wonderful she is. I suspect that the person submitting that post was advantaged by her bias and took advantage of an opponent. That is not impartial justice. She is incompetent.

Send e-mail to this poster 10/1/2020 10:14:00 PM

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 33433
Rating:10.0
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Not sure if the comments below are from someone with a specific agenda, but she is fantastic. She handled one particularly complex and contentious case and was incredibly patient, and worked a lot of hours to put together a fair settlement, and handled a ton of discovery disputes along the way promptly and fairly.

Send e-mail to this poster 9/16/2020 4:14:25 PM

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 33423
Rating:1.7
Comments:
Still incompetent

Send e-mail to this poster 9/8/2020 9:34:57 PM

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 33038
Rating:1.7
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Another display of favoritism in a settlement conference. Complicated matter but her obvious effort to ignore the compl x issues at the expense of the plaintiff. Tried to protect a lawyer defendant that committed malpractice

Send e-mail to this poster 3/12/2020 5:46:57 PM

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 33017
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Incompetent, incompetent, incompetent. Should have never been chosen for this position.

Send e-mail to this poster 2/22/2020 2:02:25 PM

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 32905
Rating:3.0
Comments:
No idea what she’s doing. Covers her incompetence with arrogance. Remind me of judge Ronnie wicker. A poor selection

Send e-mail to this poster 12/5/2019 7:26:53 PM

Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: 32812
Rating:2.2
Comments:
Lack of experience and knowledge. Poor judicial temperament due to her insecurity. Lashes out to disguise her incompetency. A poor selection by the court.

Send e-mail to this poster 10/1/2019 10:17:56 AM

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 31501
Rating:1.8
Comments:
Poor attitude. Maskeds lack of knowledge and experience with condescending arrogance. A very poor selection.

Send e-mail to this poster 3/27/2019 9:39:52 PM

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 30001
Rating:2.2
Comments:
As an insurance defense lawyer I was shocked at how she treated plaintiff’s counsel in a settlement conference. She showed us certain things that led me to believe she was helping us to the detriment of the plaintiff. I worry about when it will be my client’s turn to be victimized by her biased actions. She was a mistake to be appointed to this job.

Send e-mail to this poster 1/18/2019 5:24:38 PM

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 29987
Rating:2.7
Comments:
Lack of experience masked by arrogance. The worst magazine started judge ever in the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Send e-mail to this poster 1/17/2019 7:12:49 PM

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 29983
Rating:3.5
Comments:
She is clearly biased and unskilled in personal injury litigation. She fails to recognize conflicts of interest. This stems
From a lack of real world experience and a bias toward corporate America. I believe she is insomnia and arrogant believing she knows more than she does. She steps over the line on talking to clients advocating on behalf of defendant.

Send e-mail to this poster 1/17/2019 4:57:09 PM