Hon. George F. Harkin

Family Court
Suffolk County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.9 - 4 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 3 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 Lawyer12628804/15/202422339846
Criminal Defense Lawyer12098510/11/20231211111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer12073309/23/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11591402/01/202391091010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer11039209/22/2022310101089 5
Category Average  3.86.05.86.07.07.05.07.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
126288653444
120985      
120733      
115914      
110392      
 6.05.03.04.04.04.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1262883444.4
1209851111.1
120733   0.0
1159149999.6
110392   8.3
 4.34.74.74.7

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12098410/11/202323884  Read Comment
Other10348703/16/202223884  Read Comment
Other8964910/02/202023884  Read Comment
Litigant8943709/21/20202388411.0Read Comment
Litigant8297002/08/202023884  Read Comment
Litigant8296802/08/20202388411.0Read Comment
Other8256001/30/202023884  Read Comment
Other8225901/25/202023884  Read Comment
Other6866805/05/20192388411.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0