Rating the Judges: the rankings 2010
Judges received scores ranging from one (poor) to five (excellent).
OVERALL
General division/criminal and civil
1. Daniel Hogan 4.3
2. Richard Frye 4.2
2. Stephen McIntosh 4.2
4. John Bessey 4.1
4. Charles Schneider 4.1
6. David Cain 4.0
6. Michael Holbrook 4.0
8. John Bender 3.8
8. Patrick Sheeran 3.8
10. Guy Reece 3.7
11. David Fais 3.6
12. Kimberly Cocroft 3.4
12. Richard Sheward 3.4
14. Beverly Pfeiffer 3.3
15. Laurel Beatty 3.2
16. Julie Lynch 3.0
17. Timothy Horton 2.9
Domestic and juvenile
1. Elizabeth Gill 4.4
2. Jim Mason 4.2
3. Dana Preisse 4.1
4. Christopher Geer 4.0
5. Kim Browne 3.3
OBJECTIVITY
General division/criminal and civil
1. McIntosh 4.3
2. Hogan 4.2
3. Bessey 4.1
3. Cain 4.1
3. Holbrook 4.1
3. Schneider 4.1
7. Frye 4.0
8. Bender 3.9
8. Sheeran 3.9
10. Fais 3.8
11. Reece 3.7
12. Cocroft 3.6
13. Beatty 3.4
14. Pfeiffer 3.2
14. Sheward 3.2
16. Horton 3.1
17. Lynch 3.0
Domestic and juvenile
1. Gill 4.4
2. Mason 4.1
2. Preisse 4.1
4. Geer 3.8
5. Browne 3.5
JUDICIAL TEMPERAMENT
General division/criminal and civil
1. Hogan 4.5
2. Cain 4.4
2. McIntosh 4.4
4. Bessey 4.2
5. Holbrook 4.1
5. Schneider 4.1
5. Sheeran 4.1
8. Frye 4.0
9. Bender 3.9
9. Fais 3.9
9. Reece 3.9
12. Cocroft 3.8
13. Beatty 3.5
14. Pfeiffer 3.2
15. Sheward 3.1
16. Horton 3.0
17. Lynch 2.8
Domestic and juvenile
1. Gill 4.5
2. Mason 4.3
3. Preisse 4.2
4. Geer 3.7
5. Browne 3.5
LEGAL KNOWLEDGE
General division/criminal and civil
1. Frye 4.4
2. Hogan 4.2
2. Schneider 4.2
4. Bessey 4.0
4. McIntosh 4.0
6. Bender 3.9
7. Cain 3.8
7. Holbrook 3.8
7. Sheeran 3.8
10. Fais 3.6
11. Reece 3.5
11. Sheward 3.5
13. Pfeiffer 3.4
14. Cocroft 3.0
14. Lynch 3.0
16. Beatty 2.9
17. Horton 2.7
Domestic and juvenile
1. Gill 4.5
2. Mason 4.2
3. Geer 4.1
4. Preisse 4.0
5. Browne 3.2
SENTENCING
General division/criminal and civil
1. Cain 4.2
2. Hogan 4.1
2. McIntosh 4.1
4. Holbrook 4.0
4. Schneider 4.0
6. Bessey 3.8
6. Frye 3.8
8. Reece 3.7
8. Sheeran 3.7
10. Bender 3.6
11. Fais 3.5
11. Sheward 3.5
13. Cocroft 3.2
14. Beatty 3.1
14. Horton 3.1
14. Pfeiffer 3.1
17. Lynch 2.9
Domestic and juvenile
1. Gill 4.2
2. Geer 3.9
2. Preisse 3.9
4. Mason 3.8
5. Browne 3.4
TIMELINESS
General division/criminal and civil
1. Frye 4.2
2. Hogan 4.1
2. Holbrook 4.1
2. Schneider 4.1
5. McIntosh 4.0
6. Bessey 3.9
6. Cain 3.9
8. Sheeran 3.7
9. Bender 3.6
9. Reece 3.6
11. Sheward 3.6
12. Cocroft 3.5
12. Pfeiffer 3.5
14. Lynch 3.2
15. Beatty 3.1
16. Fais 3.0
16. Horton 3.0
Domestic and juvenile
1. Gill 4.5
2. Geer 4.2
3. Mason 4.0
4. Preisse 3.8
5. Browne 2.8
This story appeared in the September 2010 issue of Columbus Monthly.

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