Hon. Ellen Spodek

Civil Court
Kings (Brooklyn) County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.9 - 16 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   10.0 - 5 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 - Private11724004/06/20231010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private11704803/28/2023101010101010109
Civil Litigation - Private11621802/16/202324733621
Civil Litigation - Private6515902/13/201942213227
Civil Litigation - Private6414001/22/201910810101010910
Civil Litigation - Private4548709/22/20161010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private3598007/05/20151010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private3404404/15/20152     3 
Civil Litigation - Private2424511/16/201310999910108
Criminal Defense Lawyer2415011/10/2013109101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2245407/19/2013981097789
Criminal Defense Lawyer1883111/27/201232111113
Civil Litigation - Private1281001/03/2012        
Civil Litigation - Private1067305/05/201110 10    10
Civil Litigation - Private644512/08/20091010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private25109/12/20071010101010  10
Civil Litigation - Private25009/12/2007        
Civil Litigation - Private3107/26/200798810710910
Category Average  8.17.98.58.17.98.27.48.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
117240      
117048      
116218      
65159      
64140      
45487      
35980101010101010
34044      
24245      
24150      
22454      
18831      
12810      
10673      
6445      
251      
250      
31      
 10.010.010.010.010.010.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1172401010510.0
11704810101010.0
116218   3.9
651591522.1
641401010109.6
454871010510.0
3598010101010.0
340442 22.3
2424510959.5
241501010109.9
2245410898.5
188311  1.4
12810   0.0
106731010 10.0
644510101010.0
2511010 10.0
250   0.0
3110758.9
 8.39.26.97.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant2350809/30/201311921010.0Read Comment
Court Staff2322809/10/201311921010.0Read Comment
Litigant1884911/28/201211921010.0Read Comment
Other1883911/28/201211921010.0Read Comment
Other1551106/18/201211921010.0Read Comment
Category Average   10.010.0