Hon. James P. Flanagan

District Court
Suffolk County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.2 - 14 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 Lawyer8798107/16/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8798007/16/202010101010910107
Civil Litigation - Private6318712/26/201824   2  
Civil Litigation - Private6020610/02/2018588 10878
Civil Litigation - Private5431002/22/2018111 81  
Civil Litigation - Private5197610/03/201799999999
Civil Litigation - Private4762102/08/20171010 10101010 
Civil Litigation - Private4741601/26/201713111111
Civil Litigation - Private3407604/16/2015510109191010
Civil Litigation - Private3389904/07/20151010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2982110/03/20147 101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2833007/25/20149108101010105
Civil Litigation - Private1963001/18/20131       
Criminal Defense Lawyer1426203/27/20121010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer1332002/08/20121010101010101010
Category Average  6.47.97.98.98.27.78.88.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
87981      
8798010     
63187      
60206      
54310      
51976      
47621      
47416      
34076      
33899      
29821      
28330      
19630      
14262      
133201055655
 10.05.05.06.05.05.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
87981   0.0
879801010 9.9
631871112.3
602068857.7
5431011102.2
51976101019.1
4762110 510.0
4741611101.3
34076105108.0
3389910101010.0
2982110999.6
2833010959.6
1963011011.0
142621010510.0
133201010510.0
 7.37.25.96.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11993708/12/202339111.0Read Comment
Litigant11141710/31/2022391  Read Comment
Other9539505/16/2021391  Read Comment
Other8704206/05/202039111.0Read Comment
Other8363402/24/2020391  Read Comment
Other8241601/28/202039111.0Read Comment
Other4237704/28/2016391  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0