The Robing Room: MD State Judges

Hon. Ronald A. Silkworth
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Anne Arundel County
5th Circuit

Attorney Average Rating: 5.9 - 23 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 3.0 - 11 rating(s)

* 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)

* 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)

* 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	89902	10/15/2020	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	89898	10/15/2020	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	3
Civil Litigation - Private	52930	12/02/2017	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	3
Criminal Defense Lawyer	46287	11/12/2016	9	10	9	10			10
Civil Litigation - Private	44204	07/11/2016	10	4	3	6	1		5
Civil Litigation - Private	38992	11/19/2015	8			8	8	9	9
Civil Litigation - Private	38699	11/04/2015
Civil Litigation - Private	32624	01/28/2015	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	24659	12/18/2013	9
Civil Litigation - Private	20798	03/28/2013	2	2	2			1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	18256	10/26/2012	10	5	5	8	5	8	8	5
Criminal Defense Lawyer	18255	10/26/2012
Civil Litigation - Private	17848	10/05/2012	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	15339	06/05/2012	10	8	10	8	5	10	8	1
Civil Litigation - Private	11873	09/20/2011	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Criminal Defense Lawyer	11203	06/30/2011	5	2	2	1	1	1	2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	10354	04/10/2011	8				1		1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	8800	09/04/2010	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	6396	11/24/2009	5	3	5		8	6	6	6
Civil Litigation - Private	5469	07/02/2009	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	4998	03/12/2009	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	4277	01/07/2009	5	3	1		8	5	5	5
Civil Litigation - Private	4203	01/02/2009	10	8					9
Civil Litigation - Private	3476	12/02/2008	7	7	8	7	6	8	8
Civil Litigation - Private	2513	08/05/2008	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9
Category Average			6.7	5.3	5.1	5.9	5.5	5.7	5.7	4.8

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
89902	1	1	1	1.0
89898	1	1	10	2.0
52930	1	1	5	1.8
46287	9			9.5
44204		7		4.8
38992	8		5	8.3
38699				0.0
32624	10	10		10.0
24659				9.0
20798	1	10		1.5
18256	8	1	8	7.1
18255				0.0
17848	10	10	5	9.8
15339	10	10		8.6
11873	10		5	8.3
11203	1			1.9
10354			1	3.3
8800				10.0
6396	7		5	5.7
5469	1	2	1	1.1
4998	1	2	10	1.4
4277				4.5
4203	10	9		9.3
3476	8			7.4
2513	10	10	5	9.3
	5.9	5.7	5.1	5.4

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	90953	12/04/2020	5667			Read Comment
Other	90874	12/01/2020	5667	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	62378	12/04/2018	5667	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	55653	05/03/2018	5667			Read Comment
Other	52977	12/05/2017	5667			Read Comment
Other	50795	07/26/2017	5667	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	48912	04/14/2017	5667			Read Comment
Other	48906	04/14/2017	5667	9	9.0	Read Comment
Other	43754	06/16/2016	5667	3	3.0	Read Comment
Litigant	39155	11/26/2015	5667			Read Comment
Litigant	39152	11/26/2015	5667	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	24829	01/09/2014	5667	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	23663	10/10/2013	5667	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	20225	02/18/2013	5667	9	9.0	Read Comment
Other	17287	09/08/2012	5667	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	11806	09/07/2011	5667	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	10344	04/08/2011	5667			Read Comment
Litigant	10343	04/08/2011	5667			Read Comment
Category Average				3.5	3.5