Sandra Engel
Metropolitan Court Judge
Bernalillo County
Year: 2010
Evaluation: Overall, Judge Sandra Engel's scores were positive. Some of her strengths among attorneys include maintaining proper control over the proceedings, being attentive to proceedings, being courteous to all participants, demonstrating appropriate demeanor, and ensuring personal staff is professional and knowledgeable. Judge Engel scored highly on all attributes among the court staff and jurors.
Experience & Education: Judge Engel has served on the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court for four years. Prior to serving in her present capacity, she was an assistant district attorney in the Second Judicial District and worked in private practice. Judge Engel received her law degree from the University of Alabama in 1993 and was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 1994. Judge Engel is one of the principal authors of the "Courts to School Program" which takes DWI offenders to high schools where they are sentenced in front of students.
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT THE JUDGE EXHIBITS POSITIVE QUALITIES IN EACH CATEGORY *
| Attorneys (n=204, 75% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 84% | 10% | 5% |
| Fair and Impartial | 75% | 12% | 13% |
| Knowledgeable of Law | 73% | 17% | 10% |
| Communication is Clear | 77% | 16% | 7% |
| Appropriate Demeanor | 89% | 7% | 5% |
| Properly Controls Proceedings | 93% | 3% | 3% |
| Respects Court Employees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Court Staff (n=71, 61.2% Response Rate) | |||
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 89% | 7% | 4% |
| Fair and Impartial | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Knowledgeable of Law | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Communication is Clear | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Appropriate Demeanor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Properly Controls Proceedings | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Respects Court Employees | 87% | 8% | 4% |
| Jurors (n=35, 27% Response Rate) | |||
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Fair and Impartial | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| Knowledgeable of Law | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Communication is Clear | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| Appropriate Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Properly Controls Proceedings | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Respects Court Employees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* On the tables above, the "Agree" columns are comprised of the strongly agree and agree responses. Similarly, the "Disagree" columns are comprised of the strongly disagree and disagree responses. The combined percentage of "Agree", "Disagree", and "Partly Agree/Partly Disagree" for each category may not equal 100% due to rounding error. "N/A" indicates that the category is "not applicable" because some populations were not asked certain questions.
PERCENTAGE THAT RECOMMEND THE JUDGE BE RETAINED OR NOT BE RETAINED IN OFFICE. ‡
‡ On the charts above, the "Retain" columns are comprised of the strongly recommend retain and somewhat recommend retain responses. Similarly, the "Do Not Retain" columns are comprised of the strongly recommend not retain and somewhat recommend not retain responses.