Hon. Lisa A. Firko
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Bergen County
Vicinage 2

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Attorney Average Rating:   1.2 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 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
Civil Litigation - Private11779105/04/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8039112/16/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private6448801/29/201911111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5889008/20/201811112111
Civil Litigation - Private5588205/10/201813112111
Civil Litigation - Private5450903/04/201814111411
Criminal Defense Lawyer2655004/17/201411111111
Category Average  1.01.71.01.01.31.41.01.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1177911101111
80391      
64488      
58890111111
55882      
54509      
26550111111
 1.04.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1177911  1.0
803911111.0
644881111.0
588901111.1
55882   1.4
545091151.8
265501111.0
 1.01.01.81.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant8039212/16/20192200411.0Read Comment
Litigant5588105/10/20182200411.0Read Comment
Litigant3422704/22/201522004  Read Comment
Other2650804/15/20142200411.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0