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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. Deborah C. Welsh

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: VA117
Rating:2.4

Comments:
Extremely biased in favor of Plaintiffs, especially the banks. Welsh violated my constitutional and statutory rights, precluded evidence and testimony at trial, granted summary judgment sua sponte to the Plaintiff even though they never served me, set an appeal bond contrary to law (she assumed and decided the fair rental value absent evidence of its value in violation of the law), she is ignorant of the law (she admitted she did not know the law at most allowed 3 months damages in a UD case), and deprived me of my property without Due Process. Very impatient, impolite, and a horrible judicial temperment. She berated my lawyer for being 6 minutes late and was going to force me to proceed pro se. It was like an episode of Mean Girls. Her rulings were contrary to US Supreme Court and VA Supreme Court authority. I have had to spend over $5,2oo on appeal bond and costs, plus legal fees and costs to appeal her erroneous rulings. Plus, I was a former client of hers when she was in private practice. I believe ethical rules may have precluded her from presiding over my case and ruling against me.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: VA23
Rating:1.6

Comments:
Doesn't question deputies and believes their lies.