Hon. Leon Ruchelsman

Supreme Court
Kings (Brooklyn) County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.3 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 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 Lawyer11954507/18/202311111211
Civil Litigation - Private11790005/08/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer4040701/27/201610 10101010108
Criminal Defense Lawyer3297502/15/20151111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1705208/27/2012        
Civil Litigation - Private937911/19/201032525214
Civil Litigation - Private628510/22/200910101010810107
Criminal Defense Lawyer455101/27/2009101010108101010
Civil Litigation - Private140001/01/200875449348
Civil Litigation - Private122112/03/200731117119
Criminal Defense Lawyer33109/19/20077655 6 8
Category Average  5.84.55.24.96.95.04.86.9
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119545111111
117900      
40407      
329751     
17052      
9379      
6285      
4551      
1400      
1221      
331      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1195451111.1
117900   0.0
40407107 10.0
329751  1.0
17052   0.0
9379   2.9
628510759.8
45511010109.8
14008355.5
12211112.0
3317  6.0
 6.04.84.44.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12735306/18/2024951  Read Comment
Litigant8917009/10/202095111.0Read Comment
Litigant3719108/28/201595111.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0