Hon. Mark S. Coven
District Court Judge
District Court
Norfolk County
Quincy

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Attorney Average Rating:   6.2 - 5 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 6 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 Lawyer8876608/26/2020332  14 
Civil Litigation - Private4772302/14/201710101010 1010 
Criminal Defense Lawyer715105/26/2010        
Criminal Defense Lawyer316210/17/20089101099892
Civil Litigation - Private303610/02/200888      
Category Average  7.57.87.39.59.06.37.72.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
88766322232
4772310 10   
715111010111
31628     
30369 8   
 6.26.07.51.52.01.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
88766   2.7
477231010 10.0
7151   1.0
3162   9.0
30369898.5
 9.59.09.06.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12531302/21/2024656511.0Read Comment
Other11456701/11/2023656511.0Read Comment
Litigant11238112/06/20226565   
Other10010910/26/202165651010.0Read Comment
Other8581405/11/20206565  Read Comment
Other3243601/18/201565651010.0Read Comment
Other3243401/18/20156565   
Other3243301/18/201565651010.0Read Comment
Other2980810/02/2014656511.0Read Comment
Category Average   5.55.5