Hon. Melissa A. Crane

Supreme Court
New York County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.4 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 2 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 - Private8644205/27/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private7230607/11/2019        
Civil Litigation - Private6995106/04/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private6339501/02/201988888888
Criminal Defense Lawyer6133011/06/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private5351701/12/201811   1 1
Criminal Defense Lawyer4868004/06/201733      
Criminal Defense Lawyer4595610/21/2016555233110
Criminal Defense Lawyer4541209/16/201655518515
Criminal Defense Lawyer3041210/28/20141    11 
Category Average  4.75.37.05.37.34.74.26.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
86442      
72306      
69951      
63395      
61330      
53517      
486803  3 3
459562 1222
454125 6699
304121 11 1
 2.8 2.73.05.53.8
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
86442   0.0
72306   0.0
6995110101010.0
6339510 58.3
61330   0.0
535171 11.0
48680   3.0
45956   3.3
45412   4.4
30412   1.0
 7.010.05.33.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant8736706/21/20201469522.0Read Comment
Other7156206/28/201914695  Read Comment
Litigant3872811/05/20151469599.0Read Comment
Other2259107/30/201314695  Read Comment
Category Average   5.55.5