Hon. Scott M. Bernstein

Circuit Court
Miami-Dade County
11th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   7.0 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 7 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 - Private1808210/18/201225141231
Civil Litigation - Private1358402/18/201279191877
Civil Litigation - Private1311701/31/201221111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer1245512/05/201111111111
Civil Litigation - Private958012/15/201056121331
Civil Litigation - Private949112/03/201079997997
Civil Litigation - Private680803/20/2010910101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private678103/10/20101010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private257908/11/200810910108101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer244307/29/20081010910810910
Criminal Defense Lawyer216207/08/2008101098101089
Civil Litigation - Private76111/05/20078101010910107
Civil Litigation - Private76011/05/200710109109 9 
Civil Litigation - Private49710/23/20071010108101010 
Civil Litigation - Private40010/10/200786568745
Category Average  7.37.76.47.26.37.26.96.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
18082      
13584      
13117      
12455      
9580755556
9491      
6808      
6781      
2579      
2443101010101010
2162      
761      
760      
497      
400      
 8.57.57.57.57.58.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
180821522.4
135843335.6
131171451.1
124551 11.0
95802223.3
949193 8.5
680895 9.8
678110 510.0
257910 59.6
244310  9.6
216210559.4
76110 59.6
76010 59.6
49710  9.8
40016105.6
 6.54.14.47.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other2028002/24/2013134211.0Read Comment
Other1882811/27/2012134211.0Read Comment
Other1882511/27/20121342  Read Comment
Court Staff1781710/04/2012134211.0Read Comment
Other1692808/18/2012134266.0Read Comment
Other1572906/24/2012134211.0Read Comment
Other1506205/28/2012134277.0Read Comment
Litigant1437604/11/2012134211.0Read Comment
Other470002/11/20091342  Read Comment
Category Average   2.62.6