Hon. Francis Hodgson, Jr.
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Ocean County
Vicinage 14

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Attorney Average Rating:   1.2 - 8 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer12406112/13/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer12180110/17/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11940707/13/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.11793905/09/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private11740904/16/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private11646402/27/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private4526109/09/201632211325
Criminal Defense Lawyer625510/15/2009211 2113
Category Average  1.41.11.11.01.11.31.11.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1240611101 11
121801111111
1194071101111
1179391101101010
1174091101111
1164641101111
45261      
625548    
 1.48.41.02.82.52.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
124061   1.0
12180111 1.0
1194071111.0
11793911 1.0
1174091111.0
11646411 1.0
452611311.9
6255   1.7
 1.01.31.01.2

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12509002/09/20245835  Read Comment
Other12473901/16/20245835  Read Comment
Litigant12472801/14/20245835  Read Comment
Court Staff12372111/16/20235835  Read Comment
Court Staff12371911/16/20235835  Read Comment
Court Staff12058109/15/20235835  Read Comment
Court Staff12006208/18/20235835  Read Comment
Court Staff11979208/03/20235835  Read Comment
Court Staff11975207/31/20235835  Read Comment
Court Staff11953707/18/20235835  Read Comment
Other11936007/11/20235835  Read Comment
Other11784005/05/20235835  Read Comment
Litigant10264602/04/2022583511.0Read Comment
Other9391603/25/20215835  Read Comment
Other9155701/04/20215835  Read Comment
Litigant5146009/07/2017583511.0Read Comment
Other5039006/30/20175835  Read Comment
Other1586407/03/2012583511.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0