Hon. William J. Kent, III

Supreme Court
Suffolk County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.5 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 12 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 - Private4168703/27/201611111111
Civil Litigation - Private3828510/16/201511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3368103/25/201510101010101010 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2413111/08/2013        
Criminal Defense Lawyer2366410/11/201311112111
Criminal Defense Lawyer20608/29/200711111111
Civil Litigation - Private10008/18/200711111116
Category Average  2.52.52.52.52.72.52.52.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
41687      
38285      
3368110     
24131      
23664111111
206      
100      
 5.51.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
416871151.0
38285   1.0
3368110  10.0
24131   0.0
236641111.1
20611 1.0
1001  1.0
 2.81.03.02.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant3056011/01/201458111.0Read Comment
Litigant2708205/20/201458111.0Read Comment
Other2108404/17/201358111.0Read Comment
Litigant1822910/25/201258111.0Read Comment
Litigant1584907/02/201258133.0Read Comment
Court Staff1501805/23/201258111.0Read Comment
Other866308/12/201058111.0Read Comment
Other866108/12/2010581  Read Comment
Other609109/01/2009581  Read Comment
Other604508/14/200958111.0Read Comment
Other557908/03/200958111.0Read Comment
Other554707/26/2009581  Read Comment
Other526105/01/200958111.0Read Comment
Other211507/01/200858111.0Read Comment
Other39510/09/200758111.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.21.2