"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Laurie L. Lau	See Rating Details
Housing Court
New York County	See Comments

Attorney Average Rating: 5.3 - 1 rating(s) Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 2 rating(s)	Please send me alerts on this judge E-mail Address:

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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)

Comments

What others have said about Hon. Laurie L. Lau

Comments

Litigant

Comment #: NY4075
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Nasty, mean spirited, erratic behavior, favors the landlords over tenants. Being in her court room and being subjected to her whims is one of the worst experiences of my life.

Litigant

Comment #: NY3021
Rating:1.0

Comments:
She appears to pore-judge litigants. Her attitude from the bench is aggressive, insulting, argumentative, and just down-right mean. Her tone of voice is disrespectful, and she seems to just roll over the rights of the pro se litigant, giving them no explanation of their rights or the procedures, and forces them to waive procedural and substantive rights.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY2834
Rating:5.3

Comments:
An absolutely bizarre demeanor. She's been known to do puppet shows on the bench to illustrate her points. Her odd sense of humor is especially out of place on a bench that see's a lot of pro se litigants who have not a clue what to make of her. But, at the end of the day, she's among the smarter Housing Court judges and will pay attention to a well-made legal argument.