Hon. John P. McKenna, Jr.
District Judge
Circuit Court
Anne Arundel County
5th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   2.6 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 5 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 Lawyer11954407/18/20231       
Criminal Defense Lawyer11876806/07/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private9263302/17/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9263202/17/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private7977312/05/20195151 11 
Civil Litigation - Private6803604/18/20192121 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2843107/28/201476  5   
Criminal Defense Lawyer2795507/07/20141010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2772906/29/201451511221
Civil Litigation - Private2739806/10/20142111  1 
Civil Litigation - Private2512102/05/201421221 1 
Category Average  3.62.63.42.33.22.72.33.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119544      
118768      
92633      
92632      
79773      
68036      
28431      
27955101010101010
27729      
27398      
25121      
 10.010.010.010.010.010.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
119544   1.0
1187681 11.0
92633   1.0
9263211101.0
797731  2.1
6803611 1.3
284318 56.5
2795510101010.0
277291112.3
2739811 1.2
251211711.4
 2.83.54.72.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12952511/11/20242110611.0Read Comment
Other12363811/07/20232110611.0Read Comment
Litigant11876706/07/20232110611.0Read Comment
Litigant7677109/27/20192110611.0Read Comment
Litigant2843007/28/2014211061010.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.82.8