Hon. Gustavo A. Gelpi See Rating Details
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Average Rating:8.9 - 15 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)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Trial:    (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Sentencing:    (1=Most Lenient,10=Most Harsh)
Typical Discount Off Guidelines for Cooperators:    (1=10%,10=100%)
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Comment #: 33654
Rating:1.0
Comments:
This review is from a composite of former court staff and prosecutors. This judge, since his magistrate years, has displayed and an intense political ambition, one that drives him to disregard legal commitments and professional practices in favor of his own personal advancement, causing gratuitous adverse human and professional effects on those not offering anything of personal gain to him. This two faced ness is on daily display as he cannot even look at attorneys in the eye - ever. While at times he displays humaneness in his sentencing hearings, he seems to do it due to an identification with the criminals or morbid interest in matters that lie outside of the ordinary.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 22281
Rating:9.3
Comments:
Young intelligence with a great future and potential

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 21062
Rating:8.5
Comments:
Overall, it's a pleasure to try a case before this jurist. He is bright, a hard worker and has a lot of common sense.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 8513
Rating:9.7
Comments:
J. Gelpi is very intelligent, hard working and fair. He knows his stuff. He is an excellent judge.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 7237
Rating:9.6
Comments:
Treats counsel and parties with extreme respect but has adopted Judge Fuste's rocket docket for putting cases on the summary judgment/trial calendar.

Litigant

Comment #: 5867
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
It is a pleasure to appear before Judge Gelpi. Counsel must always be fully prepared to litigate their cases before him.

Litigant

Comment #: 4005
Rating:9.0
Comments:
At his young age with his prior legal experience, the bar will greatly benefit from this judge, whose judicial skills will only improve with the passage of time.

Litigant

Comment #: 3884
Rating:7.0
Comments:
PLENTY of room for grow

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 3882
Rating:8.0
Comments:
Will eventualy be a good judge, he is still too ripe to manifest himself properly in his role. Too worreid about what they think of him.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 3631
Rating:9.5
Comments:
Having appeared as both defense and prosecution counsel, I can vouch that he is equally fair, as well as demanding to all parties. Will always rule promptly, after careful and thorough yet analysis, on a fact-specific, case-by-case basis.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 3539
Rating:9.6
Comments:
Judge Gelpi is very intelligent and always well prepared.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 2841
Rating:6.8
Comments:
This Magistrate is pretty scared to asume positions that may favor defense because of his aspirations to become a federal judge.