Hon. Diane Devlin

Town, Village and Justice Court
Erie County

Buffalo
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Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   - 0 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 - Private11782605/05/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private10282102/11/2022  1     
Civil Litigation - Govt.9745908/02/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private8046112/18/201911    24
Civil Litigation - Private6920005/17/201911111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer6010609/27/20186786666 
Civil Litigation - Private5428902/21/201811 15215
Civil Litigation - Private4301405/29/201611 2  2 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1160808/18/2011 1111111
Category Average  2.02.02.82.23.32.52.22.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
117826      
102821      
97459      
80461      
69200      
601066     
54289      
43014      
11608      
 6.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
117826   0.0
102821 1 1.0
97459   0.0
804611 11.3
692001111.0
601066  6.3
542891 11.7
430141  1.4
116081111.0
 1.81.01.01.5

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