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Hon. Jo Lynn Gentry	2016 Attorney Survey Responses
Key: SU = Superior VG = Very Good SA = Satisfactory PO = Poor UN = Unsatisfactory

	UN		PO		SA		VG		SU		Mean	Total	No Resp
1. Legal Ability	Num.	Pct.	Num.	Pct.	Num.	Pct.	Num.	Pct.	Num.	Pct.
20160093. Legal reasoning ability	2	12%	1	6%	5	29%	3	18%	6	35%	2.59	17	0
20160094. Knowledge of substantive law	1	6%	2	12%	5	29%	3	18%	6	35%	2.65	17	0
20160095. Knowledge of rules of evidence	1	8%	2	15%	4	31%	1	8%	5	38%	2.54	13	0
20160096. Knowledge of rules of procedure	1	6%	2	13%	5	31%	1	6%	7	44%	2.69	16	0
Category Total	5	8%	7	11%	19	30%	8	13%	24	38%	2.62	63
2. Integrity
20160097. Basic fairness and impartiality	1	6%	3	17%	2	11%	3	17%	9	50%	2.89	18	0
20160098. Equal treatment regardless of race	0	0%	2	20%	2	20%	2	20%	4	40%	2.80	10	0
20160099. Equal treatment regardless of gender	0	0%	3	27%	1	9%	2	18%	5	45%	2.82	11	0
20160100. Equal treatment regardless of religion	0	0%	0	0%	1	17%	2	33%	3	50%	3.33	6	0
20160101. Equal treatment regardless of national origin	1	9%	1	9%	2	18%	2	18%	5	45%	2.82	11	0
20160102. Equal treatment regardless of disability	0	0%	1	14%	1	14%	2	29%	3	43%	3.00	7	0
20160103. Equal treatment regardless of age	1	11%	1	11%	1	11%	2	22%	4	44%	2.78	9	0
20160104. Equal treatment regardless of sexual orientation	0	0%	0	0%	1	17%	2	33%	3	50%	3.33	6	0
20160105. Equal treatment regardless of economic status	1	10%	1	10%	1	10%	2	20%	5	50%	2.90	10	0
Category Total	4	5%	12	14%	12	14%	19	22%	41	47%	2.92	88
3. Communication
20160106. Clear and logical oral communications and directions	1	5%	4	20%	4	20%	4	20%	7	35%	2.60	20	0
20160107. Clear and logical written decisions	2	12%	3	18%	4	24%	2	12%	6	35%	2.41	17	0
20160108. Gave all parties an adequate opportunity to be heard	1	5%	3	16%	4	21%	1	5%	10	53%	2.84	19	0
Category Total	4	7%	10	18%	12	21%	7	12%	23	41%	2.62	56
4. Temperament
20160109. Understanding and compassion	1	5%	2	11%	6	32%	3	16%	7	37%	2.68	19	0
20160110. Dignified	1	5%	0	0%	7	33%	6	29%	7	33%	2.86	21	0
20160111. Courteous	1	5%	1	5%	5	23%	5	23%	10	45%	3.00	22	0
20160112. Conduct that promoted public confidence in the court and judge''s ability	2	9%	3	14%	4	18%	6	27%	7	32%	2.59	22	0
20160113. Patient	1	5%	1	5%	3	15%	6	30%	9	45%	3.05	20	0
Category Total	6	6%	7	7%	25	24%	26	25%	40	38%	2.84	104
5. Admin Performance
20160114. Punctual in conducting proceedings	0	0%	1	5%	9	41%	3	14%	9	41%	2.91	22	0
20160115. Maintained proper control over courtroom	1	5%	2	9%	5	23%	6	27%	8	36%	2.82	22	0
20160116. Prompt in making rulings and rendering decisions	2	10%	0	0%	7	35%	4	20%	7	35%	2.70	20	0
20160117. Was prepared for the proceedings	2	10%	4	20%	2	10%	4	20%	8	40%	2.60	20	0
20160118. Efficient management of the calendar	0	0%	0	0%	6	35%	3	18%	8	47%	3.12	17	0
Category Total	5	5%	7	7%	29	29%	20	20%	40	40%	2.82	101
6. Settlement Activities
20160119. Appropriately promoted or conducted settlement	1	20%	0	0%	2	40%	1	20%	1	20%	2.20	5	0
Category Total	1	20%	0	0%	2	40%	1	20%	1	20%	2.20	5