Hon. Nicholas Palos

JHO/Support Magistrates
New York County

New York City
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Attorney Average Rating:   1.8 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 15 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 - Private10544206/07/202211115111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6811704/20/2019        
Civil Litigation - Private6037410/08/201811113  1
Criminal Defense Lawyer5335401/03/201811111111
Civil Litigation - Private5328212/27/201711111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5323512/22/201711111111
Prosecutor4624911/09/201611112111
Civil Litigation - Private2108904/18/201378994775
Civil Litigation - Private2103304/13/201311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer1151408/01/20111111311 
Civil Litigation - Private889409/15/201012211112
Category Average  1.61.81.91.82.21.71.71.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
105442111111
68117      
60374      
53354111111
53282      
53235111111
46249      
21089      
21033111   
11514      
8894      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1054421111.4
68117   0.0
603741  1.3
533541111.0
532821151.0
532351111.0
4624911 1.1
210898887.4
210331111.0
115141111.3
8894 111.3
 1.81.82.41.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12506202/07/20241241  Read Comment
Litigant12248910/21/2023124111.0Read Comment
Litigant11212612/01/20221241  Read Comment
Other11115210/20/2022124111.0Read Comment
Litigant9634906/25/2021124111.0Read Comment
Other9022010/29/2020124111.0Read Comment
Other8276302/04/2020124111.0Read Comment
Litigant7367208/04/201912411010.0Read Comment
Other6733203/29/20191241  Read Comment
Other6367601/12/2019124111.0Read Comment
Other5976709/18/2018124111.0Read Comment
Other5715106/21/2018124111.0Read Comment
Other5562705/03/2018124111.0Read Comment
Other5335301/03/20181241  Read Comment
Litigant5113108/17/2017124111.0Read Comment
Other4606510/27/20161241  Read Comment
Other3980512/26/2015124111.0Read Comment
Other3930212/04/20151241  Read Comment
Litigant3579906/26/20151241  Read Comment
Litigant2966709/24/2014124111.0Read Comment
Other1851011/12/2012124111.0Read Comment
Litigant1789110/09/2012124111.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.61.6