"The Robing Room: OR State Judges

Hon. Charles D. Carlson	See Rating Details
Circuit Court Judge Circuit Court
Lane County Judicial District 2	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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Litigant

Comment #: OR516
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I WAS A PLAINTIFF IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. MR. CARLSON ALLOWED THE DEFENDANTS LAWYER TO GAG MY PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF A JUEY. I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, THE INJURIES I SUSTAINED, THE OUT OF POCKET MEDICAL COSTS, MEDICAL AND CAR INSURNACE. I WAS FORCED TO SIT AND LITSTEN TO DONALD E JOHNSON AND MR. CARLSON CARRY ON COURT FOR TWO FULL DAYS ABOUT RAMBLINGS...I HAVE SUSSPICION MR CALRSON TOOK A BRIBE FROM FARMERS INSURANCE/DONALD E JOHNSON AS DONALD E JOHNSON ALSO HAD MULTIPLE MISTAKES IN HIS PRESENTATION GAVE FALSE TESTIMENT TO DEPOSITIONS HE HAD COLLECTED. HE HAD THE UNCLE AS THE DIRVER OF THE CAR NOT MR. SWEAT AND JUDGE CARLSON ALLOWED IT. SHOULD THER EBE A NEGATIVE 100 AND YES I AGREE HE IS UNFIT TO BE ON THE BENCH. KARMA HAS A WAY OF COMING AROUND AND I HAVE STARTED THE WHEELS IN MOTION BY POSTING THIS AND SOME OTHER THINGS I AM DOING.

Other

Comment #: OR442
Rating:1.0

Comments:
During a child custody hearing the Judge seemed disintrested in the case at hand, more in the father whom stated clearly his drug abuse and inability to work and a history of violence in his inner family that he lived with. The judge instead of at least changing so both parties received an outcome he over gave to the father, signed a document that was not correct for child support. 1.5 years later, all the issues that were brought forward have occured and more, the children are not being cared for my the father, children that are emotionally abused and a court system that is so broken. Had he only listened and acted somewhat interested. Disappointing and heart breaking. Best interst of the children were not given.

Litigant

Comment #: OR391
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Carlson is unfit to sit at the bench. He recently ruled 5 year old child to be placed in father's home despite evidence of unfit parenting, alcoholism etc. Was predisposed before hearing. Acted bored throughout. Had bad history with atty. of record, biased & unfair. Ignored Oregon law to rule in best interest of the child. That is just to name a few. Worst excuse for a judge ever.

Litigant

Comment #: OR350
Rating:9.0

Comments:
Judge Carlson signed a default judgment against me which had been submitted prior to the time limit expiring. I went in, pro se, to try to have it set aside. When I saw that he was the judge that morning, I was justifiably concerned. But when I showed him the documents I prepared, he counted off the days, smiled, looked at me with a "sorry" expression, and signed the motion to vacate his own default judgment.

I do not blame him for seeing the dates and assuming the attorney for the plaintiff was correct. I applaud him for his honest self-awareness and fairness. Made me feel like justice was achievable. I'd give him a 10, but nobody gets a 10.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OR318
Rating:2.0

Comments:
In both personal experience and in what I have heard elsewhere, he is extremely pro-defendant, which is not surprising given his pre-bench career.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: OR207
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I had a trial with this judge a few years ago. It was a nightmare. He broadcast his negative opinion about the plaintiff to the jury, rehabilitated an admittedly biased juror when I moved to strike for cause, and made rulings that were totally off-base without trying to learn a little bit about employment law.