Hon. William J. Giacomo

Supreme Court
Westchester County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.4 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 5 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 - Private11616602/13/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer5760407/06/20181       
Civil Litigation - Private3344603/14/2015 111    
Criminal Defense Lawyer2944109/14/201411111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer2944009/14/201411111111
Civil Litigation - Private2363110/08/20136131 115
Criminal Defense Lawyer1906312/12/201211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer933511/12/2010991091010109
Category Average  3.22.32.82.33.32.82.83.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
116166      
57604      
33446      
29441111111
29440111111
23631      
19063      
9335      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
116166   0.0
57604   1.0
33446   1.0
294411111.0
294401111.0
236311122.0
190631111.0
933510  9.6
 2.81.01.32.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other5434702/23/20184321010.0Read Comment
Other2943909/14/201443211.0Read Comment
Court Staff2520102/12/20144321010.0Read Comment
Other2350309/29/2013432  Read Comment
Other1906212/12/2012432  Read Comment
Other1903512/11/201243211.0Read Comment
Other1710608/30/201243211.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.64.6