State and federal judges in Allegheny County largely received passing marks from lawyers who appear before them, according to the county bar association’s Judiciary Survey, a report card released every four years.

Lawyers graded 43 of the county’s 46 Common Pleas judges “acceptable” or better in four categories: impartiality, legal ability, diligence and temperament. Lawyers marked 29 judges’ job performances as “good” to “excellent.”

Federal judges in district, magistrate and bankruptcy courts also scored well, with 18 of the 25 rated good to excellent in three or more categories.

The scores are not meant to compare judges, but to give lawyers a chance to evaluate those who have presided over their cases. A total of 797 lawyers with an average of 23 years in practice submitted surveys.
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