Hon. Melanie Chase

Circuit Court
Seminole County
18th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   9.2 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 3 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

* Temp. Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Sch. Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Indu. Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Comp. Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punct. Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* Ab-Pr. General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* Ab-Tr. General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flex Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
    

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cr. Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Bail General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Plea Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
Inc.-Pr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-Tr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-S. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cv. Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Settle Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
Inc. General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
    
  

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Civil Litigation - Govt.12868009/15/20241010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer12528402/20/20241010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private12526402/19/20241010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer12525502/18/20241010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private12525402/18/20241010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private12523302/17/2024101010101010108
Civil Litigation - Private11892006/12/20231010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer11889306/11/20231010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private11737104/14/20235  11011 
Category Average  9.410.010.09.010.09.09.09.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1286801055555
1252841010    
12526410     
125255105 555
125254      
12523310108101010
118920      
118893101010101010
117371      
 10.08.07.77.57.57.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
128680105510.0
12528410  10.0
1252641010 10.0
12525510 510.0
12525410101010.0
1252331081010.0
11892010  10.0
11889310101010.0
1173711 43.2
 9.08.67.39.2

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12867909/15/2024247311010.0Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer11713704/02/20232473111.0Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer11713404/02/20232473111.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.04.0