"The Robing Room: AZ State Judges

Hon. Michael Mandell	See Rating Details
Superior Court Judge Superior Court
Maricopa County	See Comments

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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 Mandell

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Litigant

Comment #: AZ2647
Rating:10.0

Comments:
There are good judges and bad judges on the Count Court. Judge Mandell is one of the good ones. He is fair and listens. Even though he gave me jail for my crime, he treated me with dignity. I have appeared in front of others and was not treated the same.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: AZ2593
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Mandell is an excellent judge! He listened, was patient and very helpful. Even though he sentenced me to prison, he was completely fair. We need more judge like him!!

I read was the other commenter wrote. Bro, don’t be pleading to crimes you say you did not do and then blame the judge for your bad choice!!

Litigant

Comment #: AZ2499
Rating:4.0

Comments:
Unfortunately, I felt very deceived by the judge. A lot of time, energy, and hearings took place to develop a plea deal in which the court had the authority to issue unsupervised probation and designate the offense as a misdemeanor. At the actual sentencing, the judge did neither. Also, irrelevant information was considered for which the judge had ordered dismissed months prior. Had I known all these factors, I would have never pleaded guilty. It was especially upsetting because I was already admitting to an offense I did not commit. During the settlement conference, the judge mislead me to believe things that were false. Now, an innocent person is left in a predicament. Justice was not served in this case. I will never have faith in the justice system again.