Hon. Thad Balkman
District Judge
Court
Cleveland County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.8 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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
Civil Litigation - Private7293607/20/201910101010 101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer6801504/18/201944 3 3  
Civil Litigation - Private6351801/05/20191010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer5064407/16/201711111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4728601/17/20171010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3274302/03/2015        
Civil Litigation - Private3017910/20/2014101010910101010
Civil Litigation - Private2648504/13/201411113111
Civil Litigation - Private2535002/23/201421112111
Category Average  6.05.96.15.66.05.86.16.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
72936105 376
680153  3  
63518101010555
50644 11 21
47286101010101010
32743 1 1010 
30179      
2648511011101
25350131111
 5.85.74.64.76.44.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
729361010510.0
68015   3.4
635181010510.0
50644   1.0
4728610101010.0
32743   0.0
30179101059.9
264851111.2
253501111.2
 7.07.04.55.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other5043807/05/20172071811.0Read Comment
Other3890011/15/20152071822.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.51.5