J.H.O. Howard H. Heckman

Supreme Court
Suffolk County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.5 - 2 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 9 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 - Private7074206/20/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5377001/25/20181111 11 
Category Average  5.55.55.55.510.05.55.510.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
70742      
53770      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
707421010510.0
537701111.0
 5.55.53.05.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10037511/07/202123892  Read Comment
Other9458504/15/202123892  Read Comment
Other9365603/18/20212389211.0Read Comment
Other9263402/17/20212389211.0Read Comment
Litigant9052311/15/20202389211.0Read Comment
Other8997510/17/20202389211.0Read Comment
Other8856808/15/202023892  Read Comment
Other8459504/05/20202389211.0Read Comment
Other8441003/21/20202389211.0Read Comment
Other8265702/01/20202389211.0Read Comment
Other7755610/13/20192389211.0Read Comment
Other5493303/29/2018238921010.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.02.0