Hon. James J. Dekleva

County Court
Seminole County
18th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   4.7 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 3 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 Lawyer11705503/29/20231057110551
Civil Litigation - Private10387404/01/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private10215701/14/20228421621 
Civil Litigation - Private9218301/30/202111 1111 
Civil Litigation - Private9128012/18/20201010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private9118512/15/20201010101010101010
Prosecutor9098412/06/202011111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6735603/29/20192  11  1
Criminal Defense Lawyer3680308/09/201510888109910
Category Average  5.95.05.63.85.64.94.84.9
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
117055      
103874111111
102157      
92183      
91280101010101010
91185101010101010
90984111111
67356      
36803810791010
 6.06.45.86.26.46.4
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1170551115.5
1038741111.0
102157  13.4
921831111.0
9128010101010.0
9118510101010.0
909841111.0
673561111.3
36803   8.8
 3.63.63.34.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11708503/30/202319419  Read Comment
Other10309902/23/20221941911.0Read Comment
Litigant6774404/09/20191941911.0Read Comment
Other3765309/21/2015194191010.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.04.0