The Robing Room: MD State Judges

Hon. Paul F. Harris, Jr.
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Anne Arundel County
5th Circuit

Attorney Average Rating: 3.3 - 62 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 73 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	79014	11/16/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	75897	09/10/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	75436	09/01/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	74305	08/14/2019
Civil Litigation - Private	74276	08/13/2019	1	1	1		5		1
Civil Litigation - Private	74157	08/11/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	73516	07/31/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	71959	07/05/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	70834	06/21/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	68958	05/12/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	67917	04/15/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	64977	02/10/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	62348	12/04/2018	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	56253	05/23/2018	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	53382	01/04/2018	10	8	9	10	10	9	9	7
Civil Litigation - Private	53041	12/10/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	52900	11/30/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	52722	11/18/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	52655	11/14/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	52429	10/30/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	52157	10/16/2017	1	1					1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	51806	09/22/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	51513	09/11/2017	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	51404	09/02/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	51208	08/22/2017	10		10		10		10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	48630	04/04/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	46111	10/30/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	44666	08/08/2016	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	44193	07/11/2016	1	1	1	1	9	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	42671	05/12/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	42561	05/06/2016	1	1	1	1			1
Civil Litigation - Govt.	42047	04/15/2016	10						10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	40246	01/17/2016
Criminal Defense Lawyer	40178	01/13/2016	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	40043	01/07/2016	2	2	2	1	6	2	2
Civil Litigation - Private	39789	12/25/2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Govt.	39728	12/21/2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	39128	11/25/2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	38891	11/14/2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	37654	09/21/2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	36961	08/17/2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	36805	08/09/2015	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	36727	08/06/2015	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	35907	07/01/2015	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	34849	05/19/2015	2	1		1	2		1
Civil Litigation - Private	34615	05/05/2015	8	9	10	10	10	10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	34024	04/14/2015	2	2	3	2	8	2	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	32556	01/25/2015	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	9
Civil Litigation - Private	26741	05/02/2014	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	20875	04/03/2013	1	1	3	2	4	3		6
Criminal Defense Lawyer	20215	02/18/2013	6	6		9	10	9	8	6
Civil Litigation - Private	15330	06/05/2012	1	1	5	1	10	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	12079	10/14/2011	8	7	6		10		8
Civil Litigation - Private	11848	09/17/2011	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	8888	09/14/2010	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	7298	07/27/2010	1	1	2	3	7	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	7180	06/08/2010	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	6806	03/18/2010	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	5292	05/12/2009	1	1	2	1	6		1
Civil Litigation - Private	5291	05/12/2009	1	1	2	1	6		1
Civil Litigation - Private	4734	02/13/2009	1	2	4	2			1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	4703	02/11/2009	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	4652	02/05/2009	8	8	9		10	8	9	10
Civil Litigation - Private	4168	12/31/2008	1	1					2
Category Average			3.0	2.8	3.2	2.9	4.3	3.1	3.1	3.2

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
79014
75897	1	1	1	1	1	1
75436	1	1	1	1	1	1
74305
74276
74157	1
73516	1	1	1	1	1	1
71959	1	1	1	1	1	1
70834
68958
67917	1	1	1	1	1	1
64977	1	1	1	1	1	1
62348
56253	1	1	1	1	1	1
53382	10			10	10	10
53041
52900	1	1	1	1	1	1
52722
52655	1	1	1
52429
52157	1	1	1	1	1	1
51806
51513
51404
51208
48630	1	1	1	1	1	1
46111	1	1	1	1	1	1
44666
44193
42671
42561
42047
40246
40178	10	5	3	5	5	5
40043	2		2	2	2	2
39789
39728
39128	1	1	1	1	1	1
38891	1	1	1	1	1	1
37654
36961
36805
36727
35907	10	5	10	5	5	5
34849
34615
34024	3				2	1
32556	9	8	8	8	9	9
26741
20875
20215
15330
12079
11848	1	1	1	1	1	1
8888
7298	1	10	2	1	1	1
7180
6806
5292
5291
4734
4703	10	5	5	5	5	5
4652
4168
	3.0	2.4	2.1	2.4	2.4	2.4

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
79014	1	1	1	1.0
75897	1	1	1	1.0
75436	1	1	1	1.0
74305				0.0
74276	1		1	1.7
74157	1	1	1	1.0
73516	1	1	1	1.0
71959	1	1	1	1.0
70834	1	1	1	1.0
68958	1	1	1	1.0
67917	1	1	1	1.0
64977	1	1	1	1.0
62348	1	1	1	1.0
56253				1.0
53382	10		10	9.4
53041	1	1	1	1.0
52900				1.0
52722	1	1	1	1.0
52655	1	1	1	1.0
52429	1	1	1	1.0
52157	1	1	1	1.0
51806	1	1	1	1.0
51513	1			1.8
51404	1	1	1	1.0
51208	10	7	5	10.0
48630	1	1	1	1.0
46111	1	1	1	1.0
44666	10	10		10.0
44193	1		1	2.0
42671	1	1	1	1.0
42561	1	1		1.0
42047	10	10		10.0
40246				0.0
40178				10.0
40043	1	2	2	2.2
39789	1	1	1	1.0
39728	1	1	1	1.0
39128	1	1	1	1.0
38891	1	1	1	1.0
37654	1	1	1	1.0
36961	1	1	1	1.0
36805	1	1	1	1.3
36727	10	10	10	10.0
35907	10	10	5	10.0
34849	1	1	1	1.3
34615	10	9		9.6
34024	1	1	1	2.7
32556	9	9	9	9.3
26741				10.0
20875	3	1		2.4
20215	10	9	8	8.3
15330	1			2.6
12079	8			7.8
11848	1	1	1	1.0
8888				1.1
7298				2.1
7180	1	1	1	1.0
6806	9	10	9	9.6
5292	1		10	1.9
5291	1		10	1.9
4734	1			1.8
4703	10	10	10	9.8
4652	8	9	5	8.6
4168	1			1.3
	3.0	3.0	2.8	3.2

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	97326	07/28/2021	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	97000	07/16/2021	5662			Read Comment
Litigant	96983	07/16/2021	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	84481	03/28/2020	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	73676	08/04/2019	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	68465	04/28/2019	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	68100	04/20/2019	5662			Read Comment
Other	67475	04/02/2019	5662			Read Comment
Other	67190	03/24/2019	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	66604	03/11/2019	5662			Read Comment
Litigant	66542	03/09/2019	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	66455	03/08/2019	5662			Read Comment
Other	64382	01/27/2019	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	64345	01/26/2019	5662			Read Comment
Other	62263	12/01/2018	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	53881	01/31/2018	5662			Read Comment
Other	53144	12/16/2017	5662			Read Comment
Other	50834	07/29/2017	5662			Read Comment
Litigant	50391	06/30/2017	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	48913	04/14/2017	5662			Read Comment
Litigant	48911	04/14/2017	5662	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	48190	03/11/2017	5662			Read Comment
Litigant	47970	02/27/2017	5662			Read Comment
Other	47934	02/24/2017	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	47842	02/20/2017	5662			Read Comment
Other	47773	02/16/2017	5662	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	47709	02/13/2017	5662			Read Comment
Other	47406	01/25/2017	5662			Read Comment
Other	47380	01/23/2017	5662			Read Comment
Other	46854	12/21/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	45718	10/06/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	45502	09/23/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	44867	08/19/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	44533	08/01/2016	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	44513	07/29/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	44105	07/06/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	42907	05/23/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	42772	05/16/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	42330	04/26/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	40187	01/14/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	40111	01/10/2016	5662			Read Comment
Other	39847	12/30/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	39829	12/29/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	39482	12/10/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	38963	11/18/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	38628	11/01/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	38556	10/28/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	38423	10/22/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	38371	10/20/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	38216	10/13/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	38179	10/12/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	38140	10/11/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	37883	10/02/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	37656	09/21/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	37619	09/18/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	37582	09/16/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	37488	09/10/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	37474	09/10/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	37450	09/08/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	37392	09/04/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	37364	09/03/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	37276	08/31/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	37269	08/31/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	37213	08/29/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	36932	08/16/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	36748	08/07/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	35933	07/02/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	35837	06/28/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	35678	06/22/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	35667	06/22/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	35649	06/21/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	35447	06/16/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	35239	06/07/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	34858	05/19/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	34734	05/12/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	34665	05/08/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	34619	05/05/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	34121	04/18/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	34022	04/14/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	33947	04/10/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	33892	04/07/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	33819	04/02/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	33607	03/22/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	33398	03/11/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	33395	03/11/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	33231	03/02/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	33089	02/22/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	32992	02/16/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	32847	02/08/2015	5662			Read Comment
Other	32791	02/05/2015	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	30223	10/22/2014	5662			Read Comment
Other	28325	07/24/2014	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	26584	04/20/2014	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	26267	03/31/2014	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	25454	03/02/2014	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	24261	11/17/2013	5662	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	23378	09/20/2013	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	21408	04/29/2013	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	20214	02/18/2013	5662	7	7.0	Read Comment
Other	19466	01/05/2013	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	19040	12/11/2012	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	18270	10/27/2012	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	17069	08/28/2012	5662	2	2.0	Read Comment
Other	13836	03/07/2012	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Court Staff	12267	11/11/2011	5662	8	8.0	Read Comment
Other	12085	10/15/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	10909	06/06/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	10888	06/03/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	10138	03/10/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	9785	01/20/2011	5662			Read Comment
Other	9755	01/14/2011	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	9298	11/10/2010	5662	9	9.0	Read Comment
Other	7179	06/08/2010	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	6580	01/12/2010	5662	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	5553	07/28/2009	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	5244	04/21/2009	5662	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	4205	01/03/2009	5662	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				1.9	1.9

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