The Robing Room: MD State Judges

Hon. Steven G. Salant
Associate Circuit Judge
Circuit Court
Montgomery County
6th Circuit

Attorney Average Rating: 3.2 - 31 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 17 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer	111425	10/31/2022
Criminal Defense Lawyer	110767	10/07/2022	1	1		1			1
Civil Litigation - Private	59423	09/09/2018	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	57981	07/20/2018	1	2	1		1		1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	57382	06/28/2018	1	3	2	1	4	4	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	51372	08/31/2017
Civil Litigation - Private	51287	08/25/2017	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	46879	12/23/2016	7	2		1	4	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	45779	10/10/2016	10	10	10	10	9		10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	45594	09/28/2016	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	8
Civil Litigation - Private	45440	09/19/2016	1	1	1			1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	44080	07/04/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	41485	03/17/2016	9	7	8	6	9	10	8	8
Civil Litigation - Private	39941	01/03/2016	3	1		1			1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	35366	06/12/2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	34164	04/21/2015		1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	32338	01/12/2015	1	1			2		1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	30798	11/05/2014	1						1
Civil Litigation - Private	30125	10/18/2014	2	1		1		2	2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	25952	03/18/2014	8	8	8	9	10	8	9	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	23656	10/10/2013	1	1	2	1	2	2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	22235	07/02/2013	1	1	1	1	5		1
Prosecutor	20751	03/25/2013
Civil Litigation - Private	20286	02/25/2013
Civil Litigation - Private	17042	08/27/2012	1	4			8		1
Civil Litigation - Private	16817	08/11/2012	2	2	3	2	8	2	1	8
Civil Litigation - Private	15889	07/04/2012	6	1	1	1			2
Civil Litigation - Private	12370	11/26/2011	8	8
Criminal Defense Lawyer	12142	10/23/2011	1	6		2	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	12015	10/06/2011	1	10					1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	11491	07/29/2011				1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	11246	07/03/2011	2	2	2	2	6
Civil Litigation - Private	10039	02/26/2011	3	2		1			2
Civil Litigation - Private	9670	01/01/2011	7	9	10				9
Civil Litigation - Private	9347	11/14/2010	1	2	2	1	9	2	1	1
Category Average			3.2	3.4	3.5	2.5	5.6	3.5	2.8	5.9

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
111425
110767	1
59423
57981
57382	1	1
51372
51287
46879
45779
45594
45440
44080	1
41485	9	7	5	5	6	6
39941
35366	1
34164
32338
30798	1
30125	2
25952	10	7	8	7	10	9
23656	2
22235
20751
20286
17042
16817
15889
12370
12142	1
12015
11491
11246
10039
9670
9347
	2.9	5.0	6.5	6.0	8.0	7.5

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
111425				0.0
110767	1			1.0
59423	1	1	1	1.0
57981	1	1		1.2
57382				2.1
51372				0.0
51287				1.0
46879	1	1	1	2.4
45779	10		10	9.9
45594	9	10	9	9.6
45440	1			1.0
44080	1			1.0
41485				8.3
39941	1			1.4
35366				1.0
34164				1.0
32338	1			1.2
30798				1.0
30125	2			1.7
25952	10	10	10	8.9
23656	2			1.6
22235	1	5	5	1.6
20751				0.0
20286				0.0
17042	1			3.0
16817	2	4		2.8
15889	1			2.0
12370				8.0
12142	1			3.5
12015	10	6		5.5
11491	1	1	1	1.0
11246				2.8
10039	2			2.0
9670	9		9	8.8
9347	1	1	1	2.4
	3.0	4.0	5.2	2.8

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	127918	07/22/2024	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	111424	10/31/2022	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	109515	08/11/2022	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	104817	05/11/2022	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	72276	07/10/2019	11338			Read Comment
Other	66426	03/07/2019	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	65344	02/16/2019	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	60166	10/01/2018	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	58033	07/22/2018	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	41280	03/05/2016	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	34658	05/07/2015	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	34621	05/05/2015	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	32337	01/12/2015	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	28885	08/19/2014	11338	3	3.0	Read Comment
Litigant	17582	09/20/2012	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	14023	03/15/2012	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	11494	07/29/2011	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	11492	07/29/2011	11338	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	11472	07/26/2011	11338			Read Comment
Category Average				1.1	1.1

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Non-attorney Rating
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