Hon. Christopher D. Rafano
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Middlesex County
Vicinage 8

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Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 14 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 Lawyer12386511/27/2023101010101010109
Civil Litigation - Private10622607/12/202281118118
Civil Litigation - Private9502705/02/2021 4   115
Civil Litigation - Private9502505/02/20211010101010   
Civil Litigation - Private7298907/22/20191111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer6418501/23/201911112121
Criminal Defense Lawyer6245112/07/201811111111
Prosecutor5634505/26/201834  2 2 
Civil Litigation - Private5366701/20/201811115  1
Criminal Defense Lawyer4305205/31/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4298105/27/201611111111
Category Average  3.73.23.03.04.12.12.23.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
123865      
106226      
95027      
95025 10    
72989      
64185151511
62451111111
563451   10 
536671 1   
43052111111
42981111111
 1.03.61.02.02.81.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
123865   10.0
1062261  2.8
950271111.8
9502510  10.0
72989   1.0
641851171.2
624511111.0
563451 12.2
536671111.6
430521111.0
429811111.0
 2.01.01.93.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant9905209/20/20212209011.0Read Comment
Litigant9600806/11/20212209011.0Read Comment
Litigant8742006/23/20202209011.0Read Comment
Litigant8741906/23/20202209011.0Read Comment
Other7245307/12/201922090  Read Comment
Litigant6495102/09/201922090  Read Comment
Litigant5731406/26/20182209011.0Read Comment
Other5715706/21/201822090  Read Comment
Other5019406/19/201722090  Read Comment
Litigant4955305/18/20172209011.0Read Comment
Other4400006/29/201622090  Read Comment
Litigant4300105/28/2016220901010.0Read Comment
Other4298005/27/20162209011.0Read Comment
Other3982012/28/20152209011.0Read Comment
Litigant3582006/27/201522090  Read Comment
Other3572406/25/20152209011.0Read Comment
Other3541806/14/20152209011.0Read Comment
Other3541706/14/20152209011.0Read Comment
Other3186912/24/20142209011.0Read Comment
Other2847707/30/20142209011.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.61.6