Hon. Joseph G. Monaghan
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Bergen County
Vicinage 2

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Attorney Average Rating:   1.6 - 5 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 9 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 - Private12620604/09/2024        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12075909/25/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11981508/04/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11204711/29/20221 11311 
Civil Litigation - Private8815607/23/2020116110714
Civil Litigation - Private7512408/26/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private6027610/04/20181   1 1 
Category Average  1.01.02.31.03.22.51.02.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
126206      
120759      
119815      
1120471     
88156      
75124      
60276      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
126206   0.0
120759   0.0
1198151111.0
1120471111.3
88156   3.9
7512411 1.0
60276   1.0
 1.01.01.01.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12484001/24/20242626911.0Read Comment
Other11204611/29/20222626911.0Read Comment
Litigant11180311/15/20222626911.0Read Comment
Other10570706/18/202226269   
Court Staff10570606/18/202226269  Read Comment
Other10058411/15/20212626911.0Read Comment
Other9965710/10/2021262691010.0Read Comment
Litigant8918209/11/20202626911.0Read Comment
Litigant8315902/12/202026269  Read Comment
Other7911911/18/20192626911.0Read Comment
Other7911311/18/201926269  Read Comment
Litigant6997006/04/20192626911.0Read Comment
Litigant6942105/24/20192626911.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.02.0