THE ROBING ROOM

He is smart and has a good demeanor. I had a two month white collar trial in front of him. His schedule was rigid, but not too demanding -- regular breaks in the morning and afternoon, decent break for lunch. Stops at 5 on the nose. Thorough voir dire. Lost his temper with a lawyer once (after pretty grave provocation if you ask me), but then sua sponte told the jury the following day that he had been wrong to speak harshly. Now, on the other hand, he is an absolutely brutal sentencer. Gave the government more than they asked for and sentenced the defendant far beyond what he deserved (and even I recognized that he deserved a semi-harsh sentence).