"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Gerald Lebovits	See Rating Details
Criminal Court
New York County	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

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

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

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

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

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

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What others have said about Hon. Gerald Lebovits

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY13614
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Lebovits is a treasure, truly a unique member of the NYS or any judiciary. It is for this reason, among others, that I am slightly frustrated to see him still listed on Robing Room (despite my efforts to correct the record) as sitting in an unspecified "Criminal Court" when, in fact, he has been hearing CIVIL cases as an Acting JSC, in the Supreme Court, N.Y. County, for many years. My short appraisal of Judge Lebovits is as follows: he has NO betters and NO peers. If you care about the justice and/or becoming a better lawyer, start by spend 10-15 hours reading Judge L's scholarship. Slowly. It's not only highly enlightening, it's FUN. Maybe start with his appreciation of the writing of Chief Judge Kaye, Z'L (July 2021). Maybe. His scholarship is almost incomprehensibly vast. Truly a Judge's Judge. The other nuggets from his 500+ (?) published books, columns and, essays: "Free at Last from Obscurity: Achieving Clarity"; 2015, works.bepress.com/gerald_lebovits/282); "Holocaust Houdinis"(condensed); 2018, same /330/.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY11917
Rating:9.7

Comments:
Really one of the greats of the NY bench. A sharp legal mind willing to listen to new arguments but knows the law dead cold. Very calm. He should be cloned and put on every bench in NYS.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY9817
Rating:8.9

Comments:
The judge is a sharp cookie. It is a pleasure to practice before him.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY9265
Rating:10.0

Comments:
The judiciary is lucky to have Judge Lebovits.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY2835
Rating:7.5

Comments:
A hard worker and a generally fair jurist.