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Hon. Boyd N. Boland
Magistrate judge
D.Colo.
10th Circuit
Average Rating:
7.2
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Hon. Boyd N. Boland
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ID
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Temp* Sch* Indu* Comp* Punct* Ev-Cv* Ev-Cr* Flex Bail Crim Settle Trial Sent Coop Average
Other
23699
1/2/16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
20977
1/2/13
7
6
4
0
10
5
0
8
0
0
4
0
0
0
6.4
Civil Litigation - Private
19107
1/1/12
1
3
7
3
10
3
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
4.5
Civil Litigation - Private
18952
1/1/12
3
6
5
5
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.2
Civil Litigation - Private
11722
1/2/10
2
4
3
3
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.7
Civil Litigation - Private
9864
1/2/10
3
6
5
5
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.8
Civil Litigation - Private
8857
1/1/09
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
7905
1/1/09
8
5
8
1
10
5
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
6.2
Civil Litigation - Private
7847
1/2/09
10
10
10
10
10
9
0
5
0
0
8
0
0
0
9.8
Civil Litigation - Private
6397
1/2/08
10
9
7
9
10
10
0
9
0
0
10
0
0
0
9.2
Civil Litigation - Private
4270
1/2/07
9
8
9
9
9
5
0
4
0
0
7
0
0
0
8.2
Civil Litigation - Private
4180
1/2/07
10
10
10
0
10
10
0
10
0
0
10
0
0
0
10
Criminal Defense Lawyer
1867
1/2/06
6
7
9
4
8
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6.7
Criminal Defense Lawyer
1880
1/2/06
9
7
9
7
8
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7.7
Criminal Defense Lawyer
1731
1/2/06
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
7
4
4
10
0
0
0
10
Civil Litigation - Private
1692
1/2/06
9
8
9
0
0
8
0
7
0
0
9
0
0
0
8.5
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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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date
Fam Par Qu-Arg At-Arg Sch Cri Civ Lab Imm
Other
23699
1/2/16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
20977
1/2/13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
19107
1/1/12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
18952
1/1/12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
11722
1/2/10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
9864
1/2/10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
8857
1/1/09
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
7905
1/1/09
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
7847
1/2/09
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
6397
1/2/08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
4270
1/2/07
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
4180
1/2/07
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
1867
1/2/06
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
1880
1/2/06
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
1731
1/2/06
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
1692
1/2/06
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Non-lawyer Rating
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evaluator
ID
date
Rating
Other
25845
1/2/18
1
Other
25848
1/2/18
1
Litigant
25832
1/2/18
1
Litigant
5729
1/2/08
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Indu*
Comp*
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Ev-Cv*
Ev-Cr*
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Bail
Crim
Settle
Trial
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Coop
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)
Typical Discount Off Guidelines for Cooperators (1=10% 10=100%)
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Comments:
What others have said about
Hon. Boyd N. Boland
Other
comment #:
25845
rating:
0
Biased for defense
1/2/18, 2:20 PM
Other
comment #:
25848
rating:
0
If you have been victimized by a snake oil salesman don't let this judge anywhere near you arbitration case. On the other hand, if you are a crook and scumbag and liar you will love this judge.
1/2/18, 4:12 PM
Litigant
comment #:
25832
rating:
0
Do not let him arbitrate a construction case. He has no understanding of codes, architectural plans and showed evident partiality and exceeding his powers in a nonsensical decision where he actually, by his absurd statements, showed he changed a contract's wording and architectural plans. I think he has an obvious bias and showed some metal confusion. Avoid this poser if you are a plaintiff.
1/2/18, 3:28 PM
Other
comment #:
23699
rating:
0
Agree with other comments that he is totally biased against plaintiffs.He was so biased that he dismissed an entire case in reference to a school district abusing a handicapped child,when there were witnesses and clear and concise evidence of abuse!!
1/2/16, 3:25 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
20977
rating:
6.4
1/2/13, 1:11 AM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
19107
rating:
4.5
I've been in front of him his entire 20 plus year career as a district court magistrate. He was real open minded and helpful in the beginning of his career but now he's obviously burned out. I'd be surprised if he doesn't retire soon.
1/1/12, 3:46 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
18952
rating:
5.2
Extremely harsh on plaintiff's employment counsel. shows bias in favor of defense counsel--especially from large firms. permits egregious discovery violations by defense counsel, and imposes extremely punitive sanctions on plaintiff's counsel where defense counsel stonewalls.
1/1/12, 11:47 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
11722
rating:
3.7
This Magistrate is openly biased against Plaintiff's in insurance cases. An investigation should be conducted into the Magistrate permitting his clerks to write opinions; not surprisingly, his clerks get prize jobs at insurance defense firms.
1/2/10, 6:32 AM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
9864
rating:
4.8
The Magistrate needs to improve his prejudicial treatmentin favor of insurance defense. In the case of Garcia v Berkshire Life Insurance, docket confirms that the Magistrate overstepped his authority to hear a dispositive motion, in his court, without consent of the parties. The docket further confirms that the Magistrate allowed defense to reschedule a settlement conference to the day before the dispositive motions hearing. During settlement the Magistrate failed to maintain an evidentiary record, as the rules require. Worse, during the settlement hearing, Magistrate proceeded to pressure the disabled plaintiff into a shamefully inadequate settlement. (See affidavit of lawyer, Jeffrey Nobel in support of Motion to Recuse. It's likely the defense prejudiced the Magistrate with manipulation; however, the appearance of bias in strong.
1/2/10, 10:01 AM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
8857
rating:
0
As in-house counsel for an insurance company, I see a lot of highly biased judges. This is not one. He is courteous, fair, intelligent, and works to make the parties settle because they understand the risks, rather than because they've been bullied by the judge.
1/1/09, 10:55 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
7905
rating:
6.2
Clearly an intelligent and organized person. However, he seems to confuse punctuality and decisiveness with sound case management. As a result, his rulings on procedural matters in a complex construction case have been novel and simplistic and have cost the parties tens of thousands of dollars in unnecessary legal expense.
1/1/09, 3:45 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
7847
rating:
9.8
Smart, diligent, practical: you could not do better. Extremely well prepared so you better not speak without thinking ahead. Yes, too lenient with discovery abusers, but he probably sees that as evenhandedness.
1/2/09, 7:39 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
6397
rating:
9.2
Was excellent in mediation. Worked very hard to settle case. Was fair to both sides, and was creative in working with the parties to reach an agreeable settlement.
1/2/08, 10:07 AM
Litigant
comment #:
5729
rating:
0
Treated me as a pro se litigant with courtesy and dignity. He was fair and candid during the settlement conference, and handled it competently and effectively. He appeared to be a judge who serves the law above his own ego or agenda, and administered the law with an even hand and a fair eye.
1/2/08, 4:47 AM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
4270
rating:
8.2
Best attributes: civil and courteous to litigants and counsel; sharp analytical mind; manages his docket very diligently and expeditiously. Needs to improve: coming down harder on (primarily) defense counsel who manipulate the discovery process; actually doing something to counsel who make material misrepresentations in pleaedings and oral presentations and are caught in the act; being more even-handed as between plaintiffs and defendants.
1/2/07, 9:21 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
4180
rating:
10
Excellent judge and scholar.
1/2/07, 2:47 AM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
1867
rating:
6.7
1/2/06, 7:34 PM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
1880
rating:
7.7
While he is certainly the best of the local MJs, especially in terms of settlement and docket management, he seems to hold plaintiff counsel's feet to the fire, while giving a little too much leeway to defense counsel [civil, that is]. Also seems to be a little too cynical, so if you show that opposing counsel has made a misreprestation, it seems to roll off od his back a little to easily. Very nice guy in private. A little too form over substance, especially on deadlines, but he usually gets the rulings right. Takes Rule 72 appeals personally, so you need to be careful about what you write, because he reads every one. He also seems too driven by whether he likes your client, and very clearly is prone to accept defense counsel at their word while requiring hard proof from the plaintiff side. He has great potential, but he needs to realize that some even-handedness is needed.
1/2/06, 8:19 PM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
1731
rating:
10
Should be an Article 3 As good as there is
1/2/06, 9:29 AM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
1692
rating:
8.5
Works hard to promote settlement. Responsive and fair on discovery issues. Very personable.
1/2/06, 10:20 AM
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