The Robing Room: MD State Judges

Hon. Althea M. Handy
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Baltimore City County
8th Circuit

Attorney Average Rating: 4.4 - 25 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 8 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer	123885	11/29/2023	1	1	1	1		1		1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	102424	01/26/2022	1			1			1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	90944	12/03/2020	10	10		10	10	10	10	5
Civil Litigation - Private	79255	11/20/2019	1	2		1		1		1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	67218	03/25/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	54958	03/31/2018	1	1	2	1	4	3	1	7
Civil Litigation - Private	53068	12/11/2017	1	1						1
Civil Litigation - Private	52080	10/10/2017	6	2	2	1	6	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	39998	01/05/2016	10	7	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	34612	05/05/2015	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	33004	02/17/2015	3		3	3	3	3		1
Civil Litigation - Private	24645	12/17/2013	1	2				1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	23924	10/28/2013		1		1	3	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	23683	10/11/2013	2	3	6	4	9	2	4	1
Civil Litigation - Private	21639	05/16/2013	10	6	10	5	10	10	8
Civil Litigation - Private	21412	04/29/2013	10	8	10	9	8	9	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	19944	02/07/2013	2	1	1	1	3	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	14140	03/20/2012	1	1		1			1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	13046	01/26/2012	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	9857	01/27/2011	4	2		2		2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	9668	12/31/2010	7	8	9		9	9	8
Civil Litigation - Private	6457	12/12/2009	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Govt.	6081	08/28/2009	2	4	4	2		3	4	5
Civil Litigation - Private	3477	12/02/2008	6	6	6	6	5	6	6
Civil Litigation - Private	2844	09/16/2008	8	8	9	8	9	9	8	10
Category Average			4.5	4.2	5.6	4.0	6.8	4.7	5.1	4.3

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
123885				1.0
102424	1	1		1.0
90944				10.0
79255	1	1		1.2
67218	1		1	1.0
54958	1	2	2	1.8
53068				1.0
52080	1			2.6
39998	10			9.6
34612	1	1	1	1.5
33004				3.0
24645	1	1		1.3
23924	1			1.3
23683	2		3	4.0
21639	10		5	8.6
21412	10		5	9.3
19944	1			1.4
14140	1			1.0
13046	10		10	10.0
9857	1			2.2
9668	9		8	8.4
6457	10		5	10.0
6081	4		6	3.3
3477	6			5.9
2844	9		5	8.5
	4.3	1.2	4.6	4.4

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	128060	08/02/2024	5744	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	105763	06/21/2022	5744	1	1.0
Other	57477	07/01/2018	5744	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	51431	09/05/2017	5744	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	51425	09/05/2017	5744	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	46109	10/30/2016	5744	3	3.0	Read Comment
Other	24938	01/17/2014	5744	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	10362	04/12/2011	5744	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				1.3	1.3