Number of evaluations sent

2,067

Number of (valid) evaluations returned:

382

Percentage of returned evaluations:

18%

East Central:

74

Northeast:

13

Northeast Central:

27

Northwest:

40

Southeast:

35

South Central:

158

Southwest:

10

Out of State:

23

Undetermined:

2

 

The State Bar Association Membership was asked to rate the qualifications of each applicant in several categories using a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the highest. The numbers shown below are the average rating for each category. The number of members who had no opinion or no response is also shown.

With the exception of the "No Opinion" category, each rating represents an average of all the scores received in the specific category. The "Overall Qualification" category was scored as a separate overall rating of the individual, not as an average of the other categories. The percentage found in the "No Opinion" category reflects the percentage of those responding to the poll who indicated they did not know and consequently, did not evaluate the candidate.

 
Northwest Judicial District Judgeship No. 1 Professional
Competence
Legal
Experience
Judicial
Temperament
Integrity Overall
Qualification
No Opinion No
Response
Paul Jacobson 3.49 3.19 3.36 3.93 3.43 212 27
Joshua Rustad 3.70 3.40 3.90 4.23 3.78 284 35
 
South Central Judicial District Judgeship No. 5 Professional
Competence
Legal
Experience
Judicial
Temperament
Integrity Overall
Qualification
No Opinion No
Response
Timothy Austin 3.67 3.60 3.70 3.85 3.63 278 20
Cynthia Feland 3.09 3.16 2.32 2.97 2.83 165 16
Parrell Grossman 3.82 3.53 3.83 4.09 3.81 185 17
Todd Schwarz 3.09 3.29 2.96 3.14 3.05 231 17
 
Southeast Judicial District Judgeship No. 2 Professional
Competence
Legal
Experience
Judicial
Temperament
Integrity Overall
Qualification
No Opinion No
Response
Bradley Cruff 3.37 3.29 3.54 4.02 3.53 248 21
John T. (Jack) Paulson (incumbent) 4.32 4.66 4.33 4.57 4.46 164 21
 
Southeast Judicial District Judgeship No. 6 Professional
Competence
Legal
Experience
Judicial
Temperament
Integrity Overall
Qualification
No Opinion No
Response
Jay Schmitz 3.41 3.30 3.45 3.88 3.46 280 27
Mikal Simonson (incumbent) 4.36 4.57 4.48 4.61 4.52 188 21
 

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