"The Robing Room: NH State Judges

Hon. Marguerite L. Wageling	See Rating Details
Superior Court Judge County Court
Belknap County	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Marguerite L. Wageling

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NH108
Rating:1.0

Comments:
1. Strafford County, Dover: Watch out for her. If she doesn't like what is filed she will have her Clerk return it to the party so that she does not have to deal with it. Tampering with Public Records! 2. Sullivan County, Newport: Her definition of the word counsel is restricted to that of ONLY the middleman of in between the party and the judge, NOT to sit alongside at the same table.

Other

Comment #: NH95
Rating:1.0

Comments:
My wife and I were involved in a non-compete case against us by my former employer. My wife did not have a non-compete and did work for one of their former clients in Hawaii that stated they were not engaged with my former company. I could not make the trial date because I was out of state for a new job orientation. This judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff that both my wife and I would have to move west of the Mississippi to work in our professions of last 20 years - way over reaching for a non-compete. Most states don't hold these valid any longer. She has no concern for fairness and reading the actual details of the issue.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NH80
Rating:1.8

Comments:
Avoid at all costs. She has dropped anchor at Rockingham and is wreaking havoc. Her career was exclusively in criminal prosecution and she has made no effort to learn civil causes since her confirmation. She also missed the memo that she is no longer the prosecutor. Terribly lazy, ill-tempered, and innately ill-suited for the position. This is yet another judge who simply cannot add. Math is not a requirement , but it is a good skill for a judge to have mastered. She is bothered by civil cases. She thinks that they should all just go away. She will neither read the memos, nor do research of her own. Misapplies the law routinely, and is foolish enough to put her bias in disgraceful language in her decisions.