Hon. Denise L. Sher

Court of Claims
Nassau County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.1 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   9.0 - 2 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer11859705/30/20231010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private10296002/17/2022101010 10101010
Civil Litigation - Private7950111/27/201910 10 10 10 
Civil Litigation - Private7437608/15/2019101010101010108
Civil Litigation - Private4827303/16/2017        
Civil Litigation - Private4601610/25/201610 10  10910
Civil Litigation - Private2091504/05/2013108981010810
Civil Litigation - Private1652108/01/2012 1    1 
Civil Litigation - Private1489905/10/20125141 21 
Criminal Defense Lawyer450001/22/200911313111
Category Average  8.35.98.36.08.87.66.78.2
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
118597      
102960      
79501      
74376      
48273      
46016      
20915      
16521      
14899      
45001  11 
 1.0  1.01.0 
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
118597   10.0
10296010101010.0
7950110101010.0
743761010610.0
48273   0.0
46016101059.8
2091510959.1
165211  1.0
148991  2.1
45001  1.4
 6.69.87.26.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11815305/18/202311461010.0 
Litigant5556305/01/2018114688.0Read Comment
Litigant2342509/24/20131146  Read Comment
Category Average   9.09.0