Hon. Donald W. Hafele

Circuit Court
Palm Beach County
15th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   3.8 - 7 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 - Private10362403/22/202217419111
Civil Litigation - Private9057811/17/202011111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8264302/01/202011111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7745010/10/201911111113
Civil Litigation - Private7317707/25/2019 10108101085
Civil Litigation - Private6529802/15/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private720606/17/2010710101010101010
Category Average  2.04.44.03.34.73.63.33.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
103624      
90578      
82643111111
77450111115
73177      
65298111111
7206      
 1.01.01.01.01.02.3
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1036246 53.8
905781111.0
826431111.0
774501111.0
731778  9.1
652981111.0
7206101 9.6
 4.01.01.83.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant9936609/28/20212032  Read Comment
Litigant9936509/28/2021203211.0Read Comment
Other8586905/13/202020321010.0Read Comment
Litigant8264202/01/2020203211.0Read Comment
Litigant7744910/10/2019203211.0Read Comment
Litigant6530102/15/2019203211.0Read Comment
Litigant6529902/15/2019203211.0Read Comment
Litigant6529602/15/20192032  Read Comment
Other6529502/15/2019203211.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.32.3