The Robing Room: WA State Judges

Hon. Mark J. Hillman
Commissioner
Superior Court
King County

Attorney Average Rating: 2.2 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 3.0 - 20 rating(s)

* Temp.	Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Sch.	Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Indu.	Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Comp.	Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punct.	Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* Ab-Pr.	General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* Ab-Tr.	General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flex	Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

* Ev-Cr.	Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Bail	General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Plea	Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
Inc.-Pr.	General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-Tr.	General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-S.	General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

* Ev-Cv.	Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Settle	Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
Inc.	General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Criminal Defense Lawyer	114692	01/20/2023	1
Civil Litigation - Private	103444	03/15/2022	2			3	9		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	97940	08/19/2021	1	2	1	1	3	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	97596	08/06/2021	7	1	7		8
Civil Litigation - Private	97595	08/06/2021	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	26612	04/23/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Category Average			2.2	1.3	2.5	1.5	5.2	1.0	1.0	1.0

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
114692	1			1.0
103444		1	8	3.4
97940	1	1	1	1.4
97596	1		1	4.8
97595	1	1	1	1.5
26612	1	1	1	1.0
	1.0	1.0	2.4	2.2

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	127663	07/08/2024	8392	10	10.0	Read Comment
Court Staff	125951	03/22/2024	8392			Read Comment
Litigant	124136	12/18/2023	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	123892	11/29/2023	8392	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	116545	03/02/2023	8392			Read Comment
Other	111792	11/14/2022	8392			Read Comment
Litigant	101212	12/09/2021	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	95225	05/09/2021	8392			Read Comment
Other	69683	05/28/2019	8392	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	65175	02/13/2019	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	65172	02/13/2019	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	64720	02/05/2019	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	64719	02/05/2019	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	58069	07/23/2018	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	57531	07/03/2018	8392	8	8.0	Read Comment
Other	55037	04/05/2018	8392	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	54846	03/23/2018	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	53140	12/16/2017	8392			Read Comment
Other	52600	11/10/2017	8392			Read Comment
Other	50895	08/02/2017	8392			Read Comment
Other	49422	05/11/2017	8392	8	8.0	Read Comment
Other	45368	09/15/2016	8392			Read Comment
Litigant	44118	07/07/2016	8392			Read Comment
Other	43870	06/22/2016	8392			Read Comment
Litigant	34891	05/21/2015	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	31813	12/20/2014	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	29048	08/29/2014	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	27999	07/09/2014	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	27998	07/09/2014	8392	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	26611	04/23/2014	8392	1	1.0
Category Average				3.5	3.5