Hon. Laura Jacobson

Supreme Court
Kings (Brooklyn) County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.1 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 4 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 - Private2342909/25/2013125 71  
Civil Litigation - Private2062503/18/201313232211
Criminal Defense Lawyer1705008/27/2012        
Civil Litigation - Private1639607/23/201214442422
Civil Litigation - Private977501/17/20118 7 66  
Civil Litigation - Govt.975801/14/2011138292 6
Civil Litigation - Private866508/12/2010111110112
Criminal Defense Lawyer161102/06/200811111322
Category Average  2.02.34.02.25.32.71.52.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
23429      
20625      
17050      
16396      
9775      
9758      
8665      
1611      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
23429   3.2
206255152.4
17050   0.0
163961112.8
97755 56.4
97581 103.7
866512102.1
16111  1.4
 2.31.36.22.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other3746009/09/201554711.0Read Comment
Other2776607/01/201454744.0Read Comment
Other2668204/29/2014547   
Litigant2329709/16/201354711.0Read Comment
Other1498505/20/201254711.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.81.8