Hon. Sara W. McGinty See Rating Details

Surrogate's Court
Ulster County
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* 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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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY13781
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Terrible, political.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY13344
Rating:7.3
Comments:
Personally, she is a model judge & must be one of the best there is. She worked hard to get elected and seems to believe she is there to provide a service to the community. But I do not think she handled my undue influence case fairly and the facts in her decision followed the will proponent's. She is getting the reputation of being especially hard to win a will contest before. See Linich. https://www.newyorkprobatelawyerblog.com/a-new-york-will-contest-needs-substantive-evidence-to-succeed/
Ultimately, I am sorry to have wasted the time and money to not get a fair hearing. The opinion was not balanced either and a one sided argument for denying the will challenge when the truth is a crime was committed.