The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Vito M. DeStefano

District Court
Nassau County

Attorney Average Rating: 8.8 - 20 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 7.0 - 3 rating(s)

* 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)

* 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)

* 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Criminal Defense Lawyer	100619	11/16/2021	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	89933	10/16/2020	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	77703	10/16/2019	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	73529	07/31/2019	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	49955	06/06/2017	1	3	1	1		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	29659	09/23/2014								10
Civil Litigation - Private	29641	09/23/2014	6	5	6	5	8	6		4
Civil Litigation - Private	29610	09/21/2014	1		1	1	1	1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	26178	03/25/2014	10	10	10	9		10
Civil Litigation - Private	24042	11/04/2013	10		10	10	10	10	9	10
Civil Litigation - Private	23707	10/15/2013	10	8	10	10	10	10		10
Civil Litigation - Private	23248	09/11/2013	10	8	10	10	10	10	10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	20939	04/07/2013	10	10	10	10		10	10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	13422	02/10/2012	10	8	9	9	10	10		10
Civil Litigation - Private	12972	01/18/2012	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	12388	11/28/2011	10	10	10				10
Civil Litigation - Private	12046	10/11/2011	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	11345	07/13/2011	10
Civil Litigation - Private	9931	02/08/2011	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	9537	12/08/2010	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Category Average			8.8	8.8	8.7	8.5	9.2	8.7	8.5	9.1

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
100619	10	10	10	10.0
89933	10	8	5	10.0
77703	10	10	10	10.0
73529	10	10	5	10.0
49955	1	1	1	1.3
29659	10	10	10	10.0
29641		9		6.0
29610	1	1	1	1.0
26178	10	10		9.8
24042	10			9.9
23707	10	10	5	9.7
23248	10	10	10	9.8
20939	10		10	10.0
13422	9	9	10	9.3
12972	10	10	10	10.0
12388	10		5	10.0
12046	10	10	5	9.8
11345		9		10.0
9931	10			10.0
9537	10	10		10.0
	8.9	8.6	6.9	8.8

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	125156	02/13/2024	283	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	98162	08/30/2021	283	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	14162	03/22/2012	283	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				7.0	7.0