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Hon. F. Dennis Saylor IV
District judge
D.Mass.
1st Circuit
Average Rating:
5.7
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Hon. F. Dennis Saylor IV
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date
Temp* Sch* Indu* Comp* Punct* Ev-Cv* Ev-Cr* Flex Bail Crim Settle Trial Sent Coop Average
Litigant
24334
1/2/17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
22161
1/2/14
5
2
1
1
10
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3.3
Civil Litigation - Private
19836
1/2/13
8
9
9
9
9
9
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
8.8
Court Staff
12258
1/1/11
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Criminal Defense Lawyer
11828
1/1/10
10
10
7
10
3
9
0
9
0
0
9
0
0
0
8.2
Criminal Defense Lawyer
2852
1/2/06
10
10
0
8
1
0
8
0
10
10
0
10
5
0
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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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Litigant
24334
1/2/17
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0
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0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
22161
1/2/14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
19836
1/2/13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Court Staff
12258
1/1/11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
11828
1/1/10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
2852
1/2/06
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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Litigant
21243
1/1/13
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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)
Typical Discount Off Guidelines for Cooperators (1=10% 10=100%)
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Comments:
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Hon. F. Dennis Saylor IV
Litigant
comment #:
24334
rating:
0
Ruled that a very handicapped kid who was not provided 100's of hours of therapy at school was not denied FAPE.
1/2/17, 8:52 AM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
22161
rating:
3.3
Look at what Judge Saylor did to a pro-de plaintiff against Wells Fargo in open court. Just imagine what he does to the rest of us in the secret FISA courts.
1/2/14, 4:02 AM
Litigant
comment #:
21243
rating:
0
This judge is either lazy or does not have the capacity to undertake complex cases. He showed a clear bias towards Justice Department opinions, and adopted that Department's misleading and inaccurate language in his decision. One of his opinions contained several factual errors, which indicates that he is either careless or lazy. I just read that he sits on the FISA court, and although he recently sided with the ACLU on the Snowden case, this is troubling.
1/1/13, 11:00 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
19836
rating:
8.8
I cannot fathom a negative rating or review of this judge. He is fantastic.
1/2/13, 4:54 PM
Court Staff
comment #:
12258
rating:
1
Very poor manners. I personally witnessed an instance where something was being reported to 'His Honor' and when the person was finished reporting the judge, without looking up or saying a word, waved the person out of his chambers with the back of his hand. Apparently they were not important enough to acknowledge. Why is it necessary for him to behave like that?
1/1/11, 7:20 PM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
11828
rating:
8.2
In my v28 years of practice, simply the best.
1/1/10, 9:39 PM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
2852
rating:
7.4
Very fair conduct of trial for a former AUSA and justice department official. Willing to depart from guidelines; not looking to bury in sentencing when given any reasonable opportunity to sentence below guidelines.
1/2/06, 2:43 PM
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