Hon. Vito M. DeStefano

District Court
Nassau County


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Attorney Average Rating:   8.8 - 20 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   7.0 - 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 Lawyer10061911/16/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private8993310/16/20201010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private7770310/16/201910101010101010 
Civil Litigation - Private7352907/31/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private4995506/06/20171311 11 
Civil Litigation - Private2965909/23/2014       10
Civil Litigation - Private2964109/23/2014656586 4
Civil Litigation - Private2961009/21/20141 111113
Civil Litigation - Private2617803/25/20141010109 10  
Civil Litigation - Private2404211/04/201310 10101010910
Civil Litigation - Private2370710/15/201310810101010 10
Civil Litigation - Private2324809/11/2013108101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer2093904/07/201310101010 101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer1342202/10/2012108991010 10
Civil Litigation - Private1297201/18/20121010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private1238811/28/2011101010   10 
Civil Litigation - Private1204610/11/201110910910101010
Civil Litigation - Private1134507/13/201110       
Civil Litigation - Private993102/08/2011101010101010  
Civil Litigation - Private953712/08/20101010101010101010
Category Average  8.88.88.78.59.28.78.59.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
100619101010101010
89933      
77703      
73529      
49955      
2965910     
29641      
29610      
26178      
24042      
23707      
23248      
20939      
13422      
12972      
12388      
12046      
11345      
9931      
9537      
 10.010.010.010.010.010.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
10061910101010.0
89933108510.0
7770310101010.0
735291010510.0
499551111.3
2965910101010.0
29641 9 6.0
296101111.0
261781010 9.8
2404210  9.9
23707101059.7
232481010109.8
2093910 1010.0
1342299109.3
1297210101010.0
1238810 510.0
12046101059.8
11345 9 10.0
993110  10.0
95371010 10.0
 8.98.66.98.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12515602/13/20242831010.0Read Comment
Litigant9816208/30/20212831010.0Read Comment
Litigant1416203/22/201228311.0Read Comment
Category Average   7.07.0