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Hon. Adam Driggs	2020 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.
1. Legal reasoning ability	1	3%	4	12%	8	24%	12	36%	8	24%	2.67	33	0
2. Knowledge of substantive law	0	0%	6	18%	8	24%	11	33%	8	24%	2.64	33	0
3. Knowledge of rules of evidence	0	0%	1	3%	10	32%	10	32%	10	32%	2.94	31	0
4. Knowledge of rules of procedure	0	0%	2	6%	11	31%	13	37%	9	26%	2.83	35	0
Category Total	1	1%	13	10%	37	28%	46	35%	35	27%	2.77	132
2. Integrity
5. Basic fairness and impartiality	0	0%	0	0%	7	19%	9	25%	20	56%	3.36	36	0
6. Equal treatment regardless of race	0	0%	0	0%	3	11%	6	22%	18	67%	3.56	27	0
7. Equal treatment regardless of gender	1	3%	0	0%	5	16%	6	19%	19	61%	3.35	31	0
8. Equal treatment regardless of religion	0	0%	0	0%	2	8%	7	28%	16	64%	3.56	25	0
9. Equal treatment regardless of national origin	0	0%	0	0%	2	8%	6	25%	16	67%	3.58	24	0
10. Equal treatment regardless of disability	0	0%	0	0%	2	9%	5	22%	16	70%	3.61	23	0
11. Equal treatment regardless of age	0	0%	0	0%	4	14%	6	21%	18	64%	3.50	28	0
12. Equal treatment regardless of sexual orientation	0	0%	0	0%	2	9%	5	22%	16	70%	3.61	23	0
13. Equal treatment regardless of economic status	0	0%	0	0%	3	11%	6	21%	19	68%	3.57	28	0
Category Total	1	0%	0	0%	30	12%	56	23%	158	64%	3.51	245
3. Communication
14. Clear and logical oral communications and directions	0	0%	2	6%	13	36%	9	25%	12	33%	2.86	36	0
15. Clear and logical written decisions	0	0%	3	10%	12	39%	6	19%	10	32%	2.74	31	0
16. Gave all parties an adequate opportunity to be heard	0	0%	0	0%	7	19%	14	39%	15	42%	3.22	36	0
Category Total	0	0%	5	5%	32	31%	29	28%	37	36%	2.95	103
4. Temperament
17. Understanding and compassion	0	0%	0	0%	6	18%	9	26%	19	56%	3.38	34	0
18. Dignified	0	0%	0	0%	4	11%	10	29%	21	60%	3.49	35	0
19. Courteous	0	0%	0	0%	3	8%	10	28%	23	64%	3.56	36	0
20. Conduct that promoted public confidence in the court and judge's ability	1	3%	4	11%	7	20%	5	14%	18	51%	3.00	35	0
21. Patient	0	0%	0	0%	5	14%	7	19%	24	67%	3.53	36	0
Category Total	1	1%	4	2%	25	14%	41	23%	105	60%	3.39	176
5. Admin Performance
22. Punctual in conducting proceedings	2	6%	1	3%	7	19%	10	28%	16	44%	3.03	36	0
23. Maintained proper control over courtroom	0	0%	3	8%	8	22%	10	28%	15	42%	3.03	36	0
24. Prompt in making rulings and rendering decisions	6	19%	4	13%	6	19%	3	10%	12	39%	2.35	31	0
25. Was prepared for the proceedings	1	3%	0	0%	11	31%	12	34%	11	31%	2.91	35	0
26. Efficient management of the calendar	3	9%	3	9%	11	31%	6	17%	12	34%	2.60	35	0
Category Total	12	7%	11	6%	43	25%	41	24%	66	38%	2.80	173
6. Settlement Activities
27. Appropriately promoted or conducted settlement	0	0%	1	5%	5	26%	6	32%	7	37%	3.00	19	0
Category Total	0	0%	1	5%	5	26%	6	32%	7	37%	3.00	19