Item B: Judicial Evaluation Committee Report

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ATTACHMENT "A" EUGENE MUNICIPAL COURT - 2006 JUDICIAL EVALUATION Question 8: Overall Comments on Judge Allen's Performance: Defense * Keep him! * The City of Eugene is well served to have Judge Allen as its presiding judge. He is fair, respectful and knowledgeable. If I had one piece of constructive criticism, it would be that he should consider allowing prosecutors more freedom in doing civil compromises and non-DUllrrheft/MIP Diversions. * Court is bursting at the seams with more cases involving added complexity - this trend poses the highest challenge to the courts. Muni Ct Judge * Judge Allen fulfills his role as presiding judge very well. Generally, he has good communications skills. He works very hard to keep Eugene Municipal Court on the cutting edge. The only major criticism would be with his handling of some judges. It would also help if if he were at court more days. Police * On a sale of 1-10, ten being best (8) * I've always been impressed by Judge Allen's calm demeanor, even with difficult people. He has been easy to work with and supports the officers even when they are under fire from angry defendants. * The need for possible traffic court for adults with good driving record. Chance for them to have citation dismissed if comply with education program. Prosecution * 1) Continued access to adequate jail space 2) Progressing toward Municipal Court as a court of record 3) Continued expansion of the kinds of cases filed in court as a result of state and county budget woes Staff * I think Judge Allen is very fair to the defendants. A lot of the defendants comment on how nice all of our judges are here at the court. He has always been nice to me, and is very professional. In my opinion, he treats everyone equally whether they are a transient or a school teacher. * Judge Allen is great to work with. He always maintains a professional appearance and really cares about community issues. * It's a pleasure to work with Judge Allen. His knowledge, ideas and respectfulness towards staff keeps continuity and a feeling of value in the organization. * It's easy to be somewhat biased when you work with someone with so much respect for the law and and someone so dedicated to serving the community in a fair and equitable manner. Judge Allen evokes trust in the system and this is felt and commented on even by defendants. In my tenure at Municipal Court, Judge Allen has maintained an open door policy and a willingness to listen to staff and supervisory staff in order to make Eugene Municipal the leading municipal court in Oregon. His leadership style, for my opinion, is one of quiet confidence in himself and his judicial and court staff. * Judge Allen has many strengths and few faults. He has done an admirable job on the bench and I wish he would stay many more years. * Judge Allen makes an effort to interact with staff in social settings * He was an appreciated participant in the filming of the revised Spanish/Paso a Paso video. Page 8 of 9