Hon. Denise Watson

Family Court
Dutchess County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 23 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 - Private10906207/26/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9294302/25/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9248002/09/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9246502/08/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer8998510/18/2020        
Criminal Defense Lawyer7977512/05/201911111114
Civil Litigation - Private7642609/20/20192 11 112
Criminal Defense Lawyer6668703/12/201911111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6008809/27/2018101010101066 
Prosecutor5035706/28/20171211511 
Criminal Defense Lawyer4105202/24/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3669608/04/20151  11111
Civil Litigation - Private3291702/11/20151   111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2821907/20/20146  11  1
Category Average  2.52.72.32.02.41.61.61.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
109062      
92943      
92480      
92465      
89985      
797751     
76426      
66687111111
600886     
50357      
410521 1   
366961 1   
32917111111
28219      
 1.81.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1090621111.0
92943   0.0
92480   0.0
92465   0.0
89985   0.0
7977514 1.0
7642612 1.2
666871111.0
60088   8.5
5035711101.6
410521111.0
3669611 1.0
329171111.0
28219   2.7
 1.01.52.81.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10025311/03/20211194311.0Read Comment
Other9969810/11/202111943  Read Comment
Litigant9755508/04/20211194311.0Read Comment
Litigant9646506/28/20211194311.0Read Comment
Other9512305/04/20211194311.0Read Comment
Other9362003/17/20211194311.0Read Comment
Other9272302/19/20211194311.0Read Comment
Other9259202/15/202111943  Read Comment
Other9253402/12/202111943  Read Comment
Other8998410/18/202011943  Read Comment
Other8996410/17/20201194311.0Read Comment
Other8451603/31/20201194311.0Read Comment
Other8373802/28/20201194311.0Read Comment
Litigant7977412/05/201911943  Read Comment
Other7091806/21/20191194311.0Read Comment
Other5679106/10/20181194311.0Read Comment
Litigant5675006/09/20181194311.0Read Comment
Other5442902/27/201811943  Read Comment
Other5189609/27/20171194311.0Read Comment
Other4898404/18/20171194311.0Read Comment
Other4497808/25/20161194311.0Read Comment
Litigant4135703/09/20161194311.0Read Comment
Litigant3741909/06/201511943  Read Comment
Litigant3689408/14/20151194311.0Read Comment
Court Staff3007510/16/20141194311.0Read Comment
Other3003910/14/20141194311.0 
Litigant3003810/14/20141194311.0Read Comment
Other2897908/25/20141194311.0Read Comment
Litigant2822007/20/20141194311.0Read Comment
Litigant2821807/20/20141194322.0Read Comment
Litigant2360010/06/201311943  Read Comment
Other2037203/04/201311943  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0