Hon. Marlene Lynch Ford
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Ocean County
Vicinage 14

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Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 4 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 Lawyer11162811/08/2022        
Criminal Defense Lawyer11148611/03/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10962108/18/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10407804/12/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.10158412/16/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9514405/05/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8929609/16/202011113112
Criminal Defense Lawyer8883408/29/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.8859708/17/202011111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6883605/09/2019        
Category Average  1.01.01.01.01.31.01.01.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
111628      
1114861101111
1096211101111
1040781101111
1015841101111
951441101111
892961101111
888341101111
88597111111
68836      
 1.08.91.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
111628   0.0
11148611 1.0
10962111 1.0
1040781151.0
10158411 1.0
95144   1.0
89296   1.3
88834   1.0
885971191.0
68836   0.0
 1.01.07.00.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12608003/30/20242637811.0Read Comment
Other10312702/24/202226378  Read Comment
Court Staff10143812/14/202126378  Read Comment
Court Staff10138812/14/202126378  Read Comment
Court Staff9885209/14/202126378  Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer9504805/03/202126378  Read Comment
Other8843208/07/20202637877.0Read Comment
Other8820107/26/20202637811.0Read Comment
Other8820007/26/20202637811.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.52.5