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Hon. Ronald L. Buckwalter
District judge
E.D.Pa.
3rd Circuit
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Hon. Ronald L. Buckwalter

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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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Civil Litigation - Govt.
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average rating is 3 out of 5
A pleasure to try a case in front of.
1/2/14, 9:24 AM
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Given his comments concerning Fumo's wrongdoings ('It's not murder...not even assault....It's nothing violent. It's not the selling of a political office.') it's easy to see that Buckwalter lacks common sense. To my knowledge no one ever said that Fumo was guilty of violent assault. He didn't sell his office? So, Buckwlter wants to split hairs. Fumo clearly grossly abused his office, over a long period of time, in any manner of ways. And, given the lenient sentence he put to Fumo, it's easy to see that Buckwalter lacks judicial judgement as well.
1/2/11, 10:20 AM
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His sentence on Mr Fumo is ludicrious,he is out of touch with the populace. Mr.Fumo's malfeasance merits harsher punisment. Thanks
1/1/10, 10:35 PM
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Fair and down to earth judge in criminal cases.
1/1/09, 10:46 PM
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I cannot understand Judge Ronald Buckwalter's decision to disregard the spirit of the minimum mandatory guidelines and create his own standards. Handing down a lenient sentence due to Fumo's good works and his 'exceptional' service while in office is an affront to common sense and decency. How could Judge Buckwalter be so wrong in his decision? The only answer is to appeal the lenient sentence to a higher court, perhaps one that may review the case for it's merits not it's 'good deeds.'
1/2/09, 3:52 PM
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