Hon. Jack Helinger

Circuit Court
Pinellas County
6th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   2.8 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 17 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 Lawyer10365703/23/202211119311
Civil Litigation - Private10036211/06/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9112112/11/20206551911 
Civil Litigation - Private8714106/11/202013218118
Criminal Defense Lawyer8124001/08/202091010101010810
Civil Litigation - Private6756904/05/2019910101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer6318912/26/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4558909/28/2016192392 6
Civil Litigation - Private4541809/17/2016122173 5
Criminal Defense Lawyer3249001/21/20151  1 111
Civil Litigation - Private2979010/01/201411111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer2796807/08/20141111  1 
Civil Litigation - Private2727006/02/201411212112
Civil Litigation - Private2682105/07/20141211221 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2513202/05/201412 1 111
Category Average  2.43.53.02.35.82.72.23.9
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1036571     
1003621  11 
911213     
87141      
81240      
67569      
63189111111
45589      
45418      
32490      
29790      
27968      
27270      
26821      
251321 1111
 1.41.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1036571  2.1
1003621 11.0
911213  3.8
871411112.3
812408759.4
675691010109.9
6318911 1.0
455891623.9
454181622.4
324901111.0
2979011 1.0
279681111.0
272701111.3
268211 11.4
2513211 1.1
 2.23.32.52.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12577803/09/20241919611.0Read Comment
Other11780405/04/202319196  Read Comment
Other11666603/09/20231919611.0Read Comment
Other11133910/27/20221919611.0Read Comment
Other10539406/05/20221919611.0Read Comment
Other10381403/29/20221919611.0Read Comment
Other9841208/31/202119196  Read Comment
Litigant9802108/23/202119196  Read Comment
Litigant9340103/10/20211919611.0Read Comment
Litigant9329903/06/202119196  Read Comment
Other9111912/11/2020191961010.0Read Comment
Other9049011/12/202019196  Read Comment
Other8732406/20/202019196  Read Comment
Other8312502/11/20201919611.0Read Comment
Other7949611/27/201919196  Read Comment
Litigant5831207/30/20181919611.0Read Comment
Other5647905/31/201819196  Read Comment
Other5647805/31/20181919611.0Read Comment
Other5539004/25/20181919611.0Read Comment
Other5217710/17/20171919611.0Read Comment
Litigant5079607/27/201719196  Read Comment
Litigant5075907/23/20171919611.0Read Comment
Other4219704/22/20161919611.0Read Comment
Other3929712/04/20151919611.0Read Comment
Other3668108/04/2015191961010.0Read Comment
Other3170812/15/20141919611.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.12.1