Judge

Katherine Stolz - Superior Court judge since 2001

Ratings

By 81 attorneys

Legal ability: 3.71 (16th)

Integrity, impartiality: 3.64 (17th)

Professionalism: 3.49 (20th)

Administrative skills: 4.02 (15th)

By jurors

Not rated.

Attorney comments

• "Clients greatly appreciate her decisive action and no-nonsense approach, which demonstrates she is sensitive to the time and cost of litigation and does not waste either."
• "Although I like Judge Stolz on a personal level, she is not who I want to make a decision to suppress evidence, set bail or sentence a client. She seems skewed toward the prosecution on legal decisions and can appear to be mean to clients."
• "Judge Stolz has certainly grown into the position, which she assumed after a challenging election against a sitting judge. She is bright, unique and a fine legal mind."
• "She has no empathy for the poor who have no place to take children during court proceedings the parent is required to attend. She does not allow young children in her courtroom or in the hallway outside her courtroom, whether the children are disruptive or not."

Judge's Response

None.