Hon. Maria Elena Verde

Circuit Court
Miami-Dade County
11th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   4.8 - 12 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 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
Civil Litigation - Private10275602/09/20221010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer10056011/13/202122222222
Criminal Defense Lawyer9857009/03/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private8829007/30/202011111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8249801/29/202011115111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7005306/06/201999991079 
Civil Litigation - Private6940805/24/20191010  10101010
Prosecutor5985109/20/201810510 10101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer4677812/15/20161010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private4457708/03/20161  29321
Civil Litigation - Private3525606/08/2015111   1 
Civil Litigation - Private3148812/07/201411111111
Category Average  4.84.64.64.16.35.14.84.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
102756      
100560      
98570      
88290      
82498      
70053      
69408      
598515     
46778101010101010
44577      
35256      
31488111111
 5.35.55.55.55.55.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
102756105 10.0
1005602222.0
985701111.0
882901111.0
8249811 1.5
70053 9 8.9
69408 10 10.0
59851   8.6
4677810101010.0
4457711013.0
352561 11.0
314881111.0
 3.15.02.44.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11732804/12/20231933111.0Read Comment
Other11035109/20/2022193311010.0Read Comment
Court Staff10925808/01/20221933111.0Read Comment
Litigant10550006/09/20221933111.0Read Comment
Litigant10549906/09/202219331  Read Comment
Litigant10493705/17/20221933111.0Read Comment
Litigant9856809/03/202119331   
Litigant9054211/16/2020193311010.0 
Other8727206/17/20201933122.0Read Comment
Other5933209/05/201819331  Read Comment
Court Staff4908304/23/20171933144.0Read Comment
Other4849703/27/20171933111.0Read Comment
Court Staff4713301/10/20171933188.0Read Comment
Litigant4686012/22/20161933199.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.44.4