Hon. Marcella Matos Wilson
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Essex County
Vicinage 5

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Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 9 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 Lawyer12331511/04/202310101010910108
Criminal Defense Lawyer12331411/04/202310101010101099
Criminal Defense Lawyer12331311/04/202310101010101099
Civil Litigation - Private11915906/27/202311111114
Criminal Defense Lawyer10313002/24/2022111111110
Prosecutor9205201/26/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9190601/20/202111116311
Criminal Defense Lawyer7810010/25/2019101010969910
Criminal Defense Lawyer6608903/02/201911111111
Category Average  5.05.05.04.95.05.14.75.9
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
123315      
123314      
123313      
119159      
103130      
92052111111
91906      
78100      
66089111111
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
123315   9.9
1233141010109.9
1233131010109.9
11915911 1.0
1031301  1.0
9205211 1.0
919061311.9
781001010 9.1
660891111.0
 4.45.15.55.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12535002/24/202426332  Read Comment
Other12516302/13/20242633211.0Read Comment
Litigant12387911/28/2023263321010.0Read Comment
Other12078909/28/20232633211.0Read Comment
Litigant11969507/27/202326332  Read Comment
Other10162912/17/20212633211.0Read Comment
Other9494504/29/20212633211.0Read Comment
Litigant9094312/03/20202633211.0Read Comment
Litigant8887908/31/20202633211.0Read Comment
Other8811907/21/202026332  Read Comment
Litigant8762806/30/20202633211.0Read Comment
Other7654609/22/20192633211.0Read Comment
Litigant7394708/08/20192633211.0Read Comment
Litigant7130906/26/20192633211.0Read Comment
Other6367701/12/20192633211.0Read Comment
Other5447003/01/20182633211.0Read Comment
Other5446903/01/20182633211.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.61.6