"The Robing Room: WA State Judges

Hon. Michael G. McCarthy	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Yakima 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. Michael G. McCarthy

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Other

Comment #: WA1613
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Shows disregard for law, with prejudice against non-Yakima attorneys. Especially appears biased in favor of guardian Kristyan Calhoun, despite facts presented that are not in her favor.

Other

Comment #: WA781
Rating:1.0

Comments:
He is arrogant and belittling to those not his favorites and rules based on his prejudices and not the law or the facts. It is solely his opinion of what should be.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA503
Rating:4.0

Comments:
I agree with the prosecutor. He can be belittling not only to the litigants but to the attorneys as well. Shows favoritism towards male attorneys. Not sure he ever had a client in his entire legal career, which renders him ignorant in awarding attorney fees for parties who are well deserving. Lacks legal knowledge of basic community property law principles in the state of Washington.

Prosecutor

Comment #: WA131
Rating:5.0

Comments:
Can be rude and belittling to all involved. Likes to share his opinions about the merits of cases at times when his opinion doesn't matter (i.e. not the trial or sentencing judge) and does so in open court.