"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. C. Randall Hinrichs	See Rating Details
County Court
Suffolk 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. C. Randall Hinrichs

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Other

Comment #: NY11339
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Somehow he is an administrative or supervising judge. His secretary (first and foremost) hangs up on people. And he allows this. These are people that have the audacity to provoke than to calm. If you raise the volume of your voice to be clearer, they hang up or tell you to stop yelling. Meanwhile if you were in a fire a fireman wouldn't tell you to shutup he would rescue you. This judge does not. He sucks plain and simple

Other

Comment #: NY11226
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Overseeing a disaster in Suffolk County. Foreclosure judges are not upholding the RPAPL 1303 and 1304 laws.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY10113
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge is openly anti defendants in foreclosure cases. Today's decision from appellate division second department in HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v Jean, where he granted bank's judgment on the spot and same was noted by appellate court, is very telling.

Litigant

Comment #: NY9989
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I requested a meeting with Judge Hinrichs to go over the three court cases the plaintiff has filed against me for the same divorce and he has refused. When I submitted my complaints to this judge who supposedly is responsible for the administration of the courts I'm told he is not permitted to comment or interfere with rulings. Another useless Suffolk County Judge.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY9907
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
His clerk and secretaries hang up on you when you call about complaints. This judge is the administrative judge for judicial misconduct. Carelessly reviews complaints. What a sham!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY9720
Rating:1.5

Comments:
Awful. Just another reason for AI to replace moronic Judges.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY7008
Rating:1.5

Comments:
"Derseves to be Chief Justice of the US" Haha, yes, good comment. First, you can't spell "deserves" and then you actually can be that clueless to think this Judge is worthy of a Supreme Court appointment - maybe an appointment to empty their wastebaskets, but that's about it.

Sorry, as a Judge, you reverse your own decision - even if civil litigation is outside your purview - you've wasted litigants valuable time and money as well as proving yourself clueless.

Litigant

Comment #: NY6058
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Well, on the plus side, many judges (at least in Suffolk) are unqualified to sit on the Bench, so he doesn't actually stray far from the norm, along with the fact that he was pushed to handle a civil case which he clearly botched. On the negative side, he botched the case and is then trying to protect parties by sealing records at the expense of the public's right to know the truth. For a Judge, that is reprehensible.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY5051
Rating:9.9

Comments:
This judge is the most honored lawyer in Suffolk County. Not one person has a bad word to say about this man. He is brilliant, kind, and has perfect judicial temperament. (I worked for him before I became an attorney.) Good luck finding even one person who does not honor this man. He is the finest human being, not just judge, that I have ever met in my fifty years on this earth.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY1971
Rating:10.0

Comments:
The finest jurist I have ever appeared before. Without the robe, he is casual and energetic, always getting things done and looking to improve the Courts. Derseves to be Chief Justice of the US

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY555
Rating:8.1

Comments:
Former Assistant District Attorney who never left the office. That said, he is a very pleasant man who will give you a fair trial before he maxes out your client on his or her sentence.

Litigant

Comment #: NY223
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge unfairly takes away children in family court without a hearing. He ruined a child's life and a family's life. No clue as to due process. He also uses lousy expert doctors in family court.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY222
Rating:9.9

Comments:
Tough as a prosecutor, but fair as a judge. Accomodating and very pleasant. Even though he may think a litigant is a waste of life, he treats him with respect. Likes lawyers and is very good to those that work hard. Listens and is smart. Has a very good sense of what is going on and what should happen. Is far more flexible on sentence than when he was a District Attorney. That is not to say he is giving away the courthouse, just that he is able to temper his feelings with fairness and a sense of justice for victims and defendants. All in all, one of Suffolk County's best criminal court judges.