THE ROBING ROOM

Judge Atlas never loses her attentiveness during trial. She constantly concentrates on what is going on and keeps copious notes of the proceedings. She can be quite blunt for anyone not fully prepared. Her decisions on objections are quick and usually correct. Her only flaw is that she can sometimes be overtly impatient with objections. Consequently, her responses can appear as motivated by irritation at interruption in the flow of testimony as much as consideration of the validity of the objection. She is consistently courteous to the attorneys while also keeping firm control of the courtroom. Even though I do not always agree with her interpretation of the law, when I go into her courtroom I know that she will treat both sides in an even handed manner. Great judge.