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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. Jeffrey C. Berry

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY12083
Rating:2.1

Comments:
The reason for that early retirement - which came very suddenly and as great surprise to most in his circle - was oddly timed in sync with allegations made against him for basically perpetrating a fraud on his own court - by allowing false and malicious prosecutions to be commenced and continued in bad faith and absent any credible basis in admissible evidence. That just might be the reason he did disappear - when he did - and as swiftly as he did. But then there was also the case against him for inappropriate contact with a minor girl while he was a school teacher. It was the heyday of "MeToo" when so honorable Jeffrey decided to duck out the back door in a hurry.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY12082
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Knew him his entire judicial career. The only competent judge in the entire state. It was a travesty that he retired early. He will be missed.