top of page
THE ROBING ROOM
where judges are judged
Hon. Joseph N. Laplante (Chief Judge)
District judge
D.N.H.
1st Circuit
Average Rating:
8.2
-
5
rating(s)
rating submitted
Please send me alerts on this judge
subscribed
Ratings:
What others have rated
Hon. Joseph N. Laplante (Chief Judge)
evaluator
ID
date
Temp* Sch* Indu* Comp* Punct* Ev-Cv* Ev-Cr* Flex Bail Crim Settle Trial Sent Coop Average
Criminal Defense Lawyer
20263
1/2/13
10
8
10
10
10
5
5
10
8
5
4
5
6
3
8.3
Criminal Defense Lawyer
20182
1/2/13
9
9
10
10
6
8
5
9
8
5
8
0
4
0
8.1
category average
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating
Fam
Par
Qu-Arg
At-Arg
Sch
Cri
Civ
Lab
Imm
How familiar are you with the work of this judge? (1=Not at all familiar,10=Extremely familiar)
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.)
evaluator
ID
date
Fam Par Qu-Arg At-Arg Sch Cri Civ Lab Imm
Criminal Defense Lawyer
20263
1/2/13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
20182
1/2/13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
category average
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Non-lawyer Rating
(if applicable)
evaluator
ID
date
Rating
Other
21546
1/2/14
10
Other
10098
1/2/10
2
Litigant
9646
1/2/09
1
category average
-
Temp*
Sch*
Indu*
Comp*
Punct*
Ev-Cv*
Ev-Cr*
Flex
Bail
Crim
Settle
Trial
Sent
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%)
comments1
Comments:
What others have said about
Hon. Joseph N. Laplante (Chief Judge)
Other
comment #:
21546
rating:
0
I was recently a character witness at a trial in Judge LaPlante's court. I was taken by this judge's patience, his humane treatment of everyone (defendant, witnesses, lawyers) in his courtroom, his meticulous approach to the process and his lack of ego. Judge Joseph LaPlante is, in my view, 'one of the ones.'
1/2/14, 3:22 AM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
20263
rating:
8.3
Joe LaPlante is a young , former AUSA and state Assistant AG. He is very sharp, has good common sense, and tries his best to be even handed in every type of case he handles. His youth cuts both ways. He is not burnt out, so he will stop at nothing to uncover the answers. Yet his lack of life experience sometimes leads him astray. Good man of conscience and a legal scholar. Don't be fooled by his criminal prosecution only history. His is much more flexible and astute than you'd expect.
1/2/13, 7:16 AM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
20182
rating:
8.1
Very hard working. Tries to do the right thing.
1/2/13, 1:10 AM
Other
comment #:
10098
rating:
0
This is a man with the prosecutorial mindset that no police officer can do no wrong. He either doesn't know the constitution or doesn't respect it when it comes to equal protection of the law on complaints of civil and constitutional rights abuses by the government.
1/2/10, 10:39 AM
Litigant
comment #:
9646
rating:
0
Approached my civil case with an obvious bias for the corporate defense. Did not even address arguments we presented, and 'researched' and presented arguments for the defense that their highly paid, high powered defense did not even present, because they we off point. Threatened us and our lawyer with sanctions to get us drop the case - which kept his record of appealed rulings clear. this judge seems to care more about his record and an empty courtroom than he does about allowing the wheels of justice to turn.
1/2/09, 11:41 AM
HOME
bottom of page