"The Robing Room: WA State Judges

Hon. Candace Hooper	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Kittitas County	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. Candace Hooper

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA2337
Rating:1.1

Comments:
Hooper should NOT be on the bench. Her ruling against my client was in clear violation of the law, but my client did not have the money to appeal. Hooper made no effort to try and understand the issue. She went to Harvard and UW Law, and is probably bright, but is clearly not willing to put in the work (reading the pleadings, listening to the parties' arguments, listening to the lawyers) to actually be a good judge. Her attitude in court was extremely condescending and rude -- not judicial in temperament whatsoever. I feel sorry for everyone who has to appear before her in this small, small county.

Court Staff

Comment #: WA2318
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
So impatient with ZERO desire to see both sides.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA2205
Rating:2.9

Comments:
She always seems lost- you need to keep everything SUPER SIMPLE if you are making any kind of complex argument. Very pro prosecution. Should have never been a judge.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA1999
Rating:1.6

Comments:
She is extremely impatient with cases she thinks are clogging up her docket and more importantly, which she does not understand. Doesn't care about the very important technicalities in the law, like ones that are jurisdictional prerequisites, she is predisposed to rule in favor of the party with more power (property owners, etc.). Her criminal prosecution career of 30+ years really shows in her ignorance of civil cases. So much sighing on the record and it's as though deciding cases is a giant inconvenience for her. F-. We need someone to run against her, being on the bench is NOT a reward for a long career on only one "side" of things.