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Hon. David L. Russell
District judge
W.D.Okla.
10th Circuit
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Hon. David L. Russell

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Civil Litigation - Govt.

31548

1/1/19

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Criminal Defense Lawyer

8853

1/2/09

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Civil Litigation - Private

8480

1/2/09

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Participates in Oral Argument (1=Rarely,10=Always)
Quality of Questions During Oral Argument (1=Poor,10=Extremely insightful)
Attitude during oral argument (1=Consistently inappropriate,10=Consistently respectful)
Scholarship as reflected in Opinions (1=Poor,10=Outstanding)
General Inclination in Criminal Appeals (1=Strongly Pro­Government,10=Strongly Pro­Defense)
General Inclination in Civil Rights Appeals (1=Strongly Pro-Defendant,10=Strongly Pro­Plaintiff)
General Inclination in Labor Law Appeals (1=Strongly Pro­Employee,10=Strongly Pro­Employer)
General Inclination in Immigration Appeals (1=Strongly Pro­Immigrant,10=Strongly Pro­Gov.)
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Civil Litigation - Govt.

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Criminal Defense Lawyer

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Civil Litigation - Private

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Temperament (1=Awful 10=Excellent)    
Scholarship (1=Awful 10=Excellent)    
Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious 10=Highly industrious)    
Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful 10=Excellent)    
Punctuality (1=Chronically Late 10=Always on Time)    
Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias 10=Entirely Evenhanded)    
Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias 10=Entirely Evenhanded)    
Flexibility in Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible    10=Very Flexible)    
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)    
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pre-Trial (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions (1=Least Involved 10=Most Involved)    
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
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Hon. David L. Russell

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Civil Litigation - Govt.
comment #:
31548
rating:
1.3
average rating is 3 out of 5
average rating is 3 out of 5
Stay clear of this judge if your client is a person of color. He is extremely racially inclined and will try to bend the rules to have his way. Criminal or Civil this judge is a nightmare for any person who is black or if your attorney is non-white.
1/1/19, 11:59 PM
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Litigant
comment #:
10190
rating:
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average rating is 3 out of 5
average rating is 3 out of 5
Judge Russell is very lazy. He will dismiss cases after discovery and right up until trial just because he doesn't want to spend his time at trial. Yes, this is at the expense of citizens who have a right to his or her day in court. Oh yeah, Judge Russell's opinions do not even make sense. The grammar is horrible!!!
1/2/10, 3:16 AM
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Criminal Defense Lawyer
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8853
rating:
7.8
average rating is 3 out of 5
average rating is 3 out of 5
If you make it to trial, you will be surprised by how sharp Judge Russell is. This is due to the fact that he has a relatively weak stable of clerks. Written opinions are not impressive in terms of writing, scholarship or reasoning. However, if you get the issue before Judge Russell, himself, you will find that he quickly understands the issues and more readily appreciates fine distinctions in law and fact.
1/2/09, 12:41 AM
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Civil Litigation - Private
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8480
rating:
4.8
average rating is 3 out of 5
average rating is 3 out of 5
A burned out judge. He doesn't want to really work at it. Clerks aren't much better. It's sad because once he was once of the best but now is just showing up.
1/2/09, 5:13 PM
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