Hon. Ralph R. Beistline See Rating Details
District Judge See Comments
D.Alaska  
Average Rating:4.3 - 9 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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Other

Comment #: 35780
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge can not possibly be called a fair judge . He's so far from fair it's unbelievable. That can easily be proven by looking up his cases,There's some with worse charges that involved death,this judge only gave 16 yrs There's cases involving NO DEATH but he gives life sentences to.Its obvious just by pulling up this judge's cases,there's Offenders with worse charges were given less of a sentence then Offenders with cases no death were involve & this crazy man gives them life sentences are you kidding me. He is Bias & if he has a vendetta out for you he'll take your whole life away from you. He needed to be disqualified on several cases.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 35708
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This man is delusional.When he's bias & has a vendetta out for someone,it clearly slow it would be impossible to deny. When you have defendants with same exact charges only one also a convicted murder out on parole. Other one is not a murderer, FOR any judge to sentence the defendant that has never murdered anyone, to life sentences & the murderer defendant to years not life, That judge proved to be bias & proved he had a vendetta out for other defendant. That defendant did not & does not deserve life sentences that is unheard of. Prison has been known to reform many. That defendant deserved a chance he never had since he was 3 yrs old. After serving this many years in dangerous
federal prisons, being stabbed many times This man has turned his life around, been drug free over 12 yrs Its time he's given a chance.Grant him with his appeal, let him go from prison, if you choose he'll never step foot in Alaska again, that place was no good for him to begin. Give this man the chance he deserves with the wife & in laws he deserves. A Christian wife no record whatsoever. Let him follow now he has the right Christian leader Judge Beistline you gave a heartless sentences what if this had been your daughter,that also had kept wrong company as we all know. This man was raised without parents. Out on the streets on his own at 8 yrs old he's never had guidance never had any good influence in his life he did not choose that life that life chose him NOW judge. I was also raised morman I know you have good down in that heart of yours I'm begging you to find it grant this man his appeal & bless him with a chance to finally have a new life with a Christian wife PLEASE I'm begging you. We're not stopping when it comes to fighting to bring him home. Financially Set & ready .your sentences were ungodly totally uncalled for. We'll bring it all out in a court room.I noticed someone else commenting the same That u are bias & u have vendettas & you've used them to your advantage shame on you.

Other

Comment #: 19060
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I beleive the comment "Possesses a condescending attitude hardly commensurate with his abilities, and is the epitome of vindictiveness at sentencing" is a fair and just assesment of his abilities, approach, and ill informed. Unfortunate this person has the ability to affect lives in the name of justice.

Other

Comment #: 10549
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
THIS MAN IS A TRUE CHAMPION OF ENVIROMENTAL FORESIGHT & FAIRNESS.JUDGE BEISTLINES RULEING ON DRILLING IN ALASKA GIVES HOPE THAT THE SCALES OF JUSTICE ARE BALANCED & BLIND TO OUTSIDE FORCES. JUDGE B. IS A HERO!!!!!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 6938
Rating:1.7
Comments:
Judge Beistline is one of the worst federal judges on the bench. He is intellectually lazy and lacks ability. His rulings are not prompt and his written rulings lack scholarship.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 6143
Rating:2.5
Comments:
Possibly the most intellectually limited jurist that I've ever had the misfortune to encounter. No attempt to disguise pro-AUSA bias and takes a position well in advance of evidentiary presentation. Possesses a condescending attitude hardly commensurate with his abilities, and is the epitome of vindictiveness at sentencing.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 5662
Rating:9.9
Comments:
Judge Beistline is an intelligent and fair Judge. He is highly educated in his field and fair in his rulings.

Other

Comment #: 5660
Rating:10.0
Comments:
Judge Beistline is the most amazing judge I've ever met, full of integrity and honesty.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: 1663
Rating:3.2
Comments:
Judge Beistline is myopic and unduly harsh, even in situations that call for understanding and some leniency.