Judge Mazzant is a mixed bag.
Judge Mazzant is a mixed bag. He is good to be before in the courtroom, in the sense that he is very pleasant and doesn't berate or belittle the attorneys before him. He is bright and can be thoughtful when he wants to be. The downside is that he plays favorites, particularly in employment cases... he's a definite plaintiff's judge. Employment cases, more than any other type of civil litigation, require federal judges to act as "gatekeepers" to sift out claims that might play to the sympathy of a jury but lack legal merit. Judge Mazzant won't do this: he pretty much lets everything go to the jury, and in that regard, he is as close to a state court judge as you will find on the federal bench, and that is not a compliment. The even bigger issue is that he's bright enough to know how to put his thumb on the scale without committing reversible error. If you're defending the employer in a Title VII case before him, expect every evidentiary ruling to be in favor of the plaintiff. With the growth of business and corporate headquarters in Collin County, you end up in his court more often than not... no bueno.