The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Lawrence S. Knipel

Supreme Court
Kings (Brooklyn) County

Attorney Average Rating: 6.7 - 17 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 6 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	129903	12/04/2024
Criminal Defense Lawyer	117529	04/21/2023	1	1	1	1		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	97785	08/12/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	91957	01/21/2021	10	10	10	10	7	9	9	3
Criminal Defense Lawyer	84816	04/14/2020
Civil Litigation - Govt.	82927	02/07/2020
Criminal Defense Lawyer	76339	09/18/2019	2		1	1	6	5	2	6
Civil Litigation - Private	57297	06/26/2018	10	10	10	10	8	8	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	54486	03/02/2018	7	2	3	1	6
Civil Litigation - Private	49997	06/07/2017	10	8	9	8	8	9	9	9
Civil Litigation - Private	48504	03/27/2017	4	5	4	1	7	4
Civil Litigation - Private	47939	02/24/2017	2	2	2	1	7	1	1	7
Civil Litigation - Private	21624	05/15/2013	10	10	10	10	8	8	10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	17051	08/27/2012
Civil Litigation - Private	11787	09/06/2011	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	9748	01/14/2011	9	9	9	8		9
Civil Litigation - Private	6578	01/12/2010	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Govt.	6569	01/08/2010	8	10	9	10		10
Civil Litigation - Private	6194	09/27/2009	10	10	10	10	10	10		10
Civil Litigation - Govt.	4057	12/23/2008	8	10	9	9		9
Civil Litigation - Private	228	09/04/2007	8		7		4	7		4
Category Average			7.1	7.2	6.8	6.3	7.1	6.9	6.9	7.3

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
129903				0.0
117529	1	1		1.0
97785	1		10	1.0
91957	10	5		9.4
84816				0.0
82927				0.0
76339	1	1		2.6
57297	10		10	9.5
54486	1			3.3
49997	9	8	6	8.8
48504	1		10	3.7
47939	1	1		2.1
21624	10	10	10	9.5
17051				0.0
11787	10	10		10.0
9748	9			8.8
6578	10	10	10	10.0
6569	9			9.3
6194	10		10	10.0
4057	8			8.8
228	8		5	6.8
	6.4	5.8	8.9	5.5

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	117528	04/21/2023	596	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	91959	01/21/2021	596			Read Comment
Other	89733	10/06/2020	596	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	77716	10/17/2019	596			Read Comment
Litigant	77684	10/15/2019	596			Read Comment
Other	76341	09/18/2019	596			Read Comment
Other	76338	09/18/2019	596	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	49982	06/07/2017	596	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	49156	04/26/2017	596	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	45491	09/22/2016	596	4	4.0	Read Comment
Litigant	40356	01/24/2016	596			Read Comment
Category Average				1.5	1.5