The Honorable Jarod K. Hofacket
6th Judicial District
Grant, Hidalgo, and Luna Counties
Evaluation: Overall, Judge Jarod Hofacket’s scores were quite positive. For example, attorneys rated him highly for being punctual in commencing proceedings, being attentive to the proceedings, maintaining proper control over the proceedings, and for ensuring his personal staff is professional, productive, and knowledgeable of court policies and procedures. The court staff rated Judge Hofacket positively on all attributes, and the resource staff (e.g. law enforcement, probation/parole, CASA volunteers, CYFD, interpreters, etc.) and jurors rated him highly in all areas.
Experience & Education: Judge Jarod Hofacket was appointed to the District Court in November of 2016. He worked in private practice from 2003 to 2016 prior to his appointment to the District Court. Judge Hofacket received his bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University in 1999 and law degree from the Texas Tech University School of Law in 2003.
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT THE JUSTICE EXHIBITS POSITIVE QUALITIES IN EACH CATEGORY
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. Some of the percentages that are reported in the above categories are an average of more than one question that appeared on the survey.
| Attorneys (n=31, 43% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 87% | 10% | 3% |
| Fair and Impartial | 88% | 3% | 9% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 86% | 10% | 4% |
| Communication Is Clear | 85% | 10% | 5% |
| Professional Demeanor | 87% | 10% | 3% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 92% | 5% | 2% |
| Court Staff (n=23) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 91% | 4% | 4% |
| Respects Court Employees | 91% | 4% | 4% |
| Jurors (n=26, 32% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Communication Is Clear | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Resource Staff (n=16) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| Communication Is Clear | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 94% | 0% | 6% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 96% | 4% | 0% |
