Hon. Stephen Behar See Rating Details

District Court
Suffolk County
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Attorney Average Rating:   5.9 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   8.0 - 1 rating(s)
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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)


Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
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What others have said about Hon. Stephen Behar


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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY4479
Rating:3.1
Comments:
If your matrimonial case gets assigned to Behar, expect it to be knocked around for a long time with delays, nonsense motions (which he will entertain and take forever to decide), etc. Real slow, and no control.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY4429
Rating:2.6
Comments:
No control over his docket; cannot manage or move his cases.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY4244
Rating:3.0
Comments:
Extremely slow and incapable of managing his assigned cases; grave injustice to litigants. Seems nice, though self-righteous and opinionated.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY1751
Rating:9.4
Comments:
Extremely courteous to solo practitioners and respectful even when you're representing a "difficult" client. You can tell he was in practice and worked for a living. Knows all of the current case law and you cannot BS him. Moves the calendar a little slower than most because he tries to give attention to each case.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY1103
Rating:7.6
Comments:
A little slow but very thorough and evenhanded a considerate Judge who will not let a criminal defense attorney make any real errors.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY645
Rating:6.4
Comments:
You have to get past the gruff exterior. He does not seem to mind a good rejoinder, but don't be truly disrespectful. I enjoy him, but he would not be everyone's cup of tea.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY553
Rating:8.1
Comments:
Good trial judge, knows the law. If he was better with his calendar, he would be one of the best.

Litigant

Comment #: NY528
Rating:8.0
Comments:
Gets the job done with fairness.