Hon. Peter Fox Cohalan

Supreme Court
Suffolk County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.5 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer4151603/19/2016111 3   
Civil Litigation - Private3828710/16/201511111111
Civil Litigation - Private3741109/06/20151111111 
Civil Litigation - Private3652607/28/2015101010109101010
Civil Litigation - Private2028302/25/201311111111
Civil Litigation - Private1393203/11/2012101010105101010
Civil Litigation - Private1331902/08/20121010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private1016803/15/2011322 11 1
Criminal Defense Lawyer972401/12/201111111111
Civil Litigation - Private424301/06/2009998979 9
Category Average  4.74.64.55.43.94.94.95.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
415161     
38287      
37411      
36526      
20283      
13932      
13319      
10168      
9724      
4243      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
415161  1.3
38287   1.0
374111  1.0
365261010109.9
202831111.0
139321010109.4
13319107510.0
10168   1.8
97241 11.0
4243101058.7
 5.57.65.34.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant987301/30/201122711.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0