Hon. Brenda S. Spears

Housing Court
Bronx County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.9 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 8 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
Civil Litigation - Private3371503/27/20151010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3131511/29/2014        
Criminal Defense Lawyer3113611/18/201411111111
Civil Litigation - Private2974609/29/2014113   1 
Civil Litigation - Private2935809/09/201411111111
Civil Litigation - Private2633604/03/20142222223 
Civil Litigation - Private2382710/24/201311115515
Category Average  2.72.73.03.03.83.82.84.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
33715      
31315      
31136111111
29746      
29358111111
26336      
23827      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
3371510101010.0
31315   0.0
311361111.0
297461 21.4
293581111.0
2633622102.1
2382711 2.0
 2.73.04.82.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant6943305/25/20191186  Read Comment
Other6812204/20/2019118611.0Read Comment
Litigant5615405/19/2018118611.0Read Comment
Other4187304/05/2016118611.0Read Comment
Litigant4041401/27/20161186  Read Comment
Other3692608/16/201511861010.0Read Comment
Litigant3216901/07/2015118622.0Read Comment
Other2797007/08/2014118611.0Read Comment
Other2628704/02/2014118611.0Read Comment
Other2624403/29/20141186  Read Comment
Litigant2498201/22/2014118611.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.32.3