Pretend-folksy, unpredictable, unprofessional demeanor.
Pretend-folksy, unpredictable, unprofessional demeanor. Does not read pleadings, shows up unprepared thinking he can “wing it”. Makes serious mistakes, then becomes flippant. Somehow managed to issue separate, contradictory rulings - one for plaintiff and one for defendant! When it became obvious that he was heading for a judicial review panel, he dumped the work on litigants’ attorneys asking them to figure out a way to correct his errors. The case eventually got resolved in my favor, but not until another judge took over. His clerk was just as incompetent.