"The Robing Room: VA State Judges

Hon. Margaret W. Deglau	See Rating Details
Judge District Court
Henrico County 14	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. Margaret W. Deglau

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Litigant

Comment #: VA3260
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
So thankful for judge Deglau!! She granted me 50/50 custody even when the mother did everything in her power to keep my daughter from me

Other

Comment #: VA3242
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Most of the prior comments about this judge are spot on. [Redacted by Ed.] Daglau seems to have a personal vendetta against certain litigants and attorneys alike. She completely ignores verified facts, evidence, and the rule of Law if it favors a parent she has decided to dislike, while using known perjured statements to punish innocent litigants of the same. She tries to go above and beyond her station as a JDR judge, who's only role is to rule in the best interest of the child, to out-right punish litigants and attorneys she does not like, in attempts to destroy their livelihood and reputation. As was stated before, she only remains on the bench because of her political affiliations [Redacted by Ed.] Calling her a judicial tyrant and a threat/danger to the well-being of children is an understatement. She is awful.

Litigant

Comment #: VA3241
Rating:1.0

Comments:
[redacted by Ed.] It's hard to believe that she is not removed. deglau has unjustly ruined the lives of so many children by knowingly placing them with the abusing parent, while attacking and harming the victim. her and psychologist michelle nelson knowingly falsified court documents on behalf of my abuser who's family paid them over $10,000 and covered up the fact that my child's father tried to kill me! she hates women and I've met multiple other women with similar and worse stories of this same corrupt, disgusting judge. I feel sorry for anyone who falls into her hands!

Other

Comment #: VA3238
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Very biased and emotion based. Ignores law and doesn’t take in evidence while making assumptions about people that are mostly incorrect. Disrespectful. Unprofessional and needs to be removed unless she can turn her attitude around and become professional and judge based on law and evidence and not hearsay.

Other

Comment #: VA3235
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Opinion based and regularly disputes irrefutable facts with emotion and rage. Takes a cursory view of complex situations, oversimplifies them and goes off the deep end contriving sequences of events as if she is a psychic. Very confident in her deductive reasoning which is far from reality. I have been informed by the local sheriff's office and multiple local attorneys that she is considered "rubber stamp guilty" and is just going to go along with whatever the prosecution says. In other words as stated above, quite the judicial tyrant.

Other

Comment #: VA3187
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Quite the judicial tyrant, and a zero (0) would, therefore, be more fitting.

Other

Comment #: VA517
Rating:1.0

Comments:
The worst she is racist and needs to be sat down she talk down on people because of mental health she so unfair and abuse her attorney

Other

Comment #: VA509
Rating:1.0

Comments:
An unequivocal threat/danger to the welfare of children

Other

Comment #: VA170
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Get this individual off the bench immediately.

Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: VA152
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Deglau is an awesome judge. She sets the example for all other JDR judges. She is thorough, fair and committed to the welfare of children.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA136
Rating:1.1

Comments:
As a professional, when I disagreed with her she came after me in a very public way and ultimately killed my career. I found her views to be self serving and tramples on the rights of others. The only thing keeping her on the bench are her political connections. The system through their inaction is failing its citizens.

Litigant

Comment #: VA121
Rating:1.0

Comments:
She's racist and very biased... Excluded me from my kids lives because I have a mental illness and she even stated that in the court. She needs to be removed from her high horse.

Other

Comment #: VA115
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
The worse she racist and rude and also very disrespectful dont care about your feelings unfair abused her talk down on you trys to call you crazy when she not fit for the job out her feeling in her cases from her pass just a horrible person the devil himself

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA112
Rating:1.3

Comments:
I have paid the price as a professional when Margaret Deglau decides to go after you.

Probation or Pretrial Officer

Comment #: VA111
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I have read the two comments submitted prior to my entry and I fully agree with the commentary and have witnessed it myself as an officer of the Court. This Judges willingness to exceed the law or "target" those whom she believes are not in step with her twisted practices knows no bounds.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA104
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Disrespectful, bias, does not listen, ignorant of real life experience, abuse power, exceeds power by engaging in action when she does not legal authority to engage in such action. Retaliatory in engaging in evil, immoral conduct if her incompetency is brought to light.

Litigant

Comment #: VA78
Rating:2.0

Comments:
She is awful, not listening to testimony, doing paperwork, drinking coffee, talking to clerks and bailiffs, cutting off lawyer and client, and out right dismissing case. Shouldn't a defendant testify before stopping the lawyer and saying she was missing it. She is very biased for women. If your a man...run.