Hon. Helen I Harrington
Associate Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Charles County
7th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   4.2 - 5 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 11 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 Lawyer4236204/27/20161111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2458612/13/2013875 977 
Civil Litigation - Private2455212/10/20132312533 
Civil Litigation - Private1853011/13/201211115 1 
Civil Litigation - Private1188109/20/2011998 810810
Category Average  4.24.23.21.35.65.34.010.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
42362111111
24586      
24552      
18530      
11881      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
423621111.0
245868857.3
245521322.5
185301 11.6
118818958.6
 3.85.32.84.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other4946005/14/20171139811.0Read Comment
Other4768602/11/20171139811.0Read Comment
Other4236104/27/20161139811.0Read Comment
Litigant3848710/26/20151139811.0Read Comment
Litigant3740709/05/20151139811.0Read Comment
Other3117911/19/20141139888.0Read Comment
Other3091011/10/20141139811.0Read Comment
Litigant2867608/08/20141139811.0Read Comment
Other2331709/17/20131139811.0Read Comment
Other2331509/17/20131139811.0Read Comment
Litigant1092106/08/20111139822.0Read Comment
Litigant1026703/29/201111398  Read Comment
Other1026003/28/201111398  Read Comment
Category Average   1.71.7