Hon. Laura Jacobson See Rating Details

Supreme Court
Kings (Brooklyn) County
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Attorney Average Rating:   3.1 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 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. Laura Jacobson


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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY4326
Rating:2.4
Comments:
She is not stupid or particularly lazy - but she is rude, humorless, spiteful towards all members of the bar - worse towards her own gender - she is everything you should never be if you aspire to sit on the bench - there isn't a lawyer I know who doesn't cringe when they realize they have been assigned to her - What a nasty piece of work she is - One can only hope that there is a glimmer of hope that she is not returned to the bench when her time to be re-elected comes up - surely that won't happen but we lawyers can fantasize.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY3626
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Who's angrier, her or her husband who lost his license to practice law some years back?

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY3512
Rating:2.8
Comments:
is it possible for a person to be borne without any sense of humor - if so the jurist is proof of that.
she is gratuitously nasty- more so to women than men - never smiles, never ever laughs - whatever problems she has she makes sure she is a misery on the bench - in a work UNPLEASANT

Other

Comment #: NY3234
Rating:1.0
Comments:
This jurist - Laura Jacobson - is rude and nasty, she insult anybody in her presence who dare to say a word she object, or just enjoy bulling others, it is known her colleague dislike her immensely and they wonder how she is allowed to be on the bench given her mental incompetence.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY1793
Rating:6.4
Comments:
Seemed to reach one conclusion at oral argument and then handed down an opposite decision. She did take the time to read papers and learn the facts, which is light-years ahead of most.

Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: NY1784
Rating:3.7
Comments:
Entirely pro plaintiff. Can be nasty, especially towards women attorneys.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY535
Rating:1.4
Comments:
This jurist had the nerve to ask a lawyer arguing in front of her whether English was his second language - and when he had the temerity to object, she had him thrown out of the courtroom. When this very same lawyer went to file a complaint with OCA, he was advised that they were aware of the problems in her part, but not to worry, she was going to be taken out of a City part and given a trial part where she could presumably only hurt one litigant at a time. You can't make this stuff up - you know it's true if you've ever had the privilege of practicing in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings. Judge Kaye should spend some time there as a lawyer and then tell me the judges need raises.