Hon. Sally C. Chester
District Judge
Circuit Court
Baltimore County County
3rd Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   9.1 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 4 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 Lawyer8708906/08/2020        
Criminal Defense Lawyer8445703/26/202022228655
Civil Litigation - Private6744704/01/201910     10 
Criminal Defense Lawyer5120508/22/2017101010 10101010
Civil Litigation - Private4598310/24/201610101010991010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3271702/02/20151010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3131711/29/20141010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private3020510/21/201410101091071010
Civil Litigation - Private2828207/23/2014101010 10   
Category Average  9.08.98.98.29.68.79.39.2
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
87089 9    
844571     
67447      
51205101010101010
45983951555
32717101010101010
31317101010101010
302051051656
28282      
 8.38.26.48.28.08.2
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
87089   0.0
844571  3.2
67447   10.0
5120510101010.0
4598310159.7
3271710101010.0
3131710101010.0
3020510169.6
28282   10.0
 8.56.48.28.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9578206/03/20212113022.0Read Comment
Other5328412/27/20172113011.0Read Comment
Other5090008/03/2017211301010.0Read Comment
Other3525406/08/20152113044.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.34.3