The Bar Rates the Judges

Thomas Larkin

(Pierce County)
Department
3  
Served since
1997  
Biography
Pierce County website  
Ranking
Ninth of 22 (85.3% positive)

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Criminal Law Knowledge

Positive 131
Neutral 77
Negative 7

Civil Law Knowledge

Positive 177
Neutral 89
Negative 17

Fairness

Positive 243
Neutral 113
Negative 21

Respect for Parties

Positive 272
Neutral 97
Negative 7

Respect for Attorneys

Positive 265
Neutral 106
Negative 7

Vote to re-elect?

Positive 372
Neutral 0
Negative 68

Fair and Competent?

Positive 379
Neutral 0
Negative 61
Sample Lawyer comments:
  • "He uses common sense and fairness more than most judges. This may mean less than strict construction of the law but that is what is meant by "justice" given difficult facts."
  • "Probably doesn't have a grasp of the law as well as he thinks he does."
  • "For the most part very pleasant and compassionate. Overly sympathetic at times to defendants."
  • "He is generally respectful of the parties in his courtroom, but his ego is just insufferable. It's as if in his mind he invented the entire legal system, and he can't stop telling you all about it."
  • "This judge is impartial, but opinionated. Yes. He takes a position and explains himself. He will reconsider the merits of his position."
Judge's response:

Did not respond.

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