Hon. John P. McDonald
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Somerset County
Vicinage 13

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Attorney Average Rating:   1.2 - 4 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 11 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 Lawyer10449004/27/2022        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10101712/01/202131115111
Civil Litigation - Private9945910/02/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9872109/09/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9608306/14/20211111 1 1
Criminal Defense Lawyer6593902/27/201911111111
Category Average  1.51.01.01.02.31.01.01.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
104490      
101017      
99459111111
98721      
96083      
65939111 1 
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
104490   0.0
101017   1.9
994591  1.0
98721   0.0
9608313101.0
659391111.0
 1.02.05.50.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant10578706/22/20222641311.0Read Comment
Litigant10101612/01/20212641311.0Read Comment
Litigant9939809/30/20212641311.0Read Comment
Litigant9891809/17/20212641311.0Read Comment
Litigant9891409/16/20212641311.0Read Comment
Litigant9608206/14/20212641311.0 
Litigant9568905/28/20212641311.0Read Comment
Other9536705/15/202126413  Read Comment
Litigant9216501/30/202126413  Read Comment
Other9034311/05/20202641311.0Read Comment
Litigant8730406/19/20202641311.0Read Comment
Litigant8315702/12/20202641311.0Read Comment
Litigant8274002/03/20202641311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0