"The Robing Room: WA State Judges

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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. David A. Kurtz

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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA2122
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge does not care about the defendant. He only cares about his political position. It dont matter if you are innocent, you are going to be guilty anyway. He married my sister so I know him really well. [Redacted]

Other

Comment #: WA1061
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge is a absolute joke. The one time that I have the pleasure of being in front of him, he disregarded my evidence, my disability accommodation, and ruled a UCC Financing Statement and Lien on my employer for wages owed to be unlawful. Last time I checked all who worked are supposed to be paid wages. Especially under an employment contract. To boot he awarded lawyer fees to Counsel for the plaintiffs when they are the ones who put in the contract NO LEGAL FEES!