The Robing Room: WA State Judges

Hon. G. Brian Paxton
Commissioner
Superior Court
Skagit County

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Attorney Average Rating: 5.4 - 2 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 12 rating(s)

General Rating Criteria

* 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)

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* 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)

Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* 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)

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Criminal Defense Lawyer	24682	12/20/2013	1	2		1
Civil Litigation - Private	13125	02/01/2012	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	8
Category Average			5.0	5.5	10.0	5.0	9.0	10.0	10.0	8.0

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
24682
13125

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
24682				1.3
13125	10		5	9.5
	10.0		5.0	5.4

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	52404	10/28/2017	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	52220	10/19/2017	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	51383	08/31/2017	8416			Read Comment
Other	51042	08/11/2017	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	48714	04/07/2017	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	48493	03/26/2017	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	48465	03/25/2017	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	48420	03/23/2017	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	39730	12/21/2015	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	35376	06/12/2015	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	19222	12/23/2012	8416			Read Comment
Other	19216	12/23/2012	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	19215	12/23/2012	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	18994	12/07/2012	8416			Read Comment
Other	16316	07/16/2012	8416			Read Comment
Other	16200	07/10/2012	8416	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	12342	11/21/2011	8416			Read Comment
Category Average				1.0	1.0