Hon. Esther M. Morgenstern

Supreme Court
Kings (Brooklyn) County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 5 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 11 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 Lawyer12399612/07/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private11867206/02/202355452422
Criminal Defense Lawyer10409804/12/202211118115
Criminal Defense Lawyer9055811/17/2020111     
Criminal Defense Lawyer6088510/24/2018383611110
Criminal Defense Lawyer1423203/25/2012        
Category Average  2.23.22.03.33.01.81.34.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1239961  11 
118672352222
1040981     
90558      
60885161111
14232      
 1.55.51.51.31.31.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1239961111.0
1186722223.6
1040981  1.8
90558   1.0
608851512.8
14232   0.0
 1.32.71.31.7

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11821705/20/2023107311.0Read Comment
Litigant11821605/20/20231073  Read Comment
Other10331903/07/20221073  Read Comment
Litigant10118412/07/2021107311.0Read Comment
Litigant10015610/28/2021107311.0Read Comment
Other9805608/24/2021107311.0Read Comment
Other9800108/22/2021107311.0Read Comment
Other9775708/11/2021107311.0Read Comment
Other9749508/03/20211073  Read Comment
Other9747808/02/2021107311.0Read Comment
Other9208701/27/2021107311.0Read Comment
Other9055311/17/20201073  Read Comment
Litigant8079212/26/2019107311.0Read Comment
Other7868711/05/2019107311.0Read Comment
Litigant4466508/08/2016107311.0Read Comment
Other1264312/25/20111073  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0