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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. John Fairgrieve

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Litigant

Comment #: WA1550
Rating:1.0

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Judge Fairgrieve was the judge in my divorce case. I cannot give him a positive rating. He was not thorough in examining evidence, he made gross mathmatical errors that resulted in my business going under. He seemed more concerned with covering up the courts mistakes than what was actually in the best interest of our children. He allowed perjury and when it was shown to him point blank he refused to acknowledge it. He seemed completely biased towards my ex. He seemed annoyed annoyed that I had to represent myself and he seemed to make decisions with his ego rather than actually review what was in front of him. He cost three people their jobs and he ruined our kids childhood. He even refused to take himself off the case when we discovered we were neighbors. Now that its over, he wants me to doctor shop until I can find a counselor who will tell him he was right and that I have the problems my ex accused me of having but I none of the counselors agree so he tells me I have to find someone else. It's a never ending loop of hell, all because he can't acknowledge his mistakes.