Hon. Diane Kiesel

Supreme Court (Civil)
Bronx County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.6 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer10941908/06/202211114113
Prosecutor5256011/08/201711  8  8
Criminal Defense Lawyer3962912/17/201511111111
Prosecutor3524606/08/201511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3375203/29/201511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3306302/20/201511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3138512/03/201411112111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3110111/16/201411111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3110011/16/201411111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer376812/12/200836357667
Category Average  1.21.51.21.42.71.61.62.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
109419111111
52560151131
39629111111
35246114101010
33752111111
33063151514
31385111111
31101111111
31100111111
3768555555
 1.42.21.72.72.52.6
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
109419   1.4
52560 1102.8
396291111.0
352461111.0
337521111.0
330631311.0
313851111.1
311011111.0
311001111.0
37685555.1
 1.51.72.41.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9433404/08/2021586   
Other4662712/05/201658611.0Read Comment
Other3963112/17/2015586  Read Comment
Other3592307/02/2015586  Read Comment
Litigant3591607/01/2015586  Read Comment
Litigant3591407/01/2015586  Read Comment
Litigant3534506/11/201558611.0Read Comment
Other3173012/16/2014586  Read Comment
Other3122211/22/201458611.0Read Comment
Other3114711/18/2014586  Read Comment
Probation or Pretrial Officer3110811/17/201458611.0Read Comment
Other2474812/30/2013586  Read Comment
Other2322309/10/2013586  Read Comment
Other1217510/27/201158611.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0