Hon. Joan B. Lefkowitz

Supreme Court
Westchester County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.5 - 8 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer12018408/26/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer11578701/26/2023        
Civil Litigation - Govt.9969710/11/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8915909/10/2020891010    
Civil Litigation - Private5399202/05/2018111 51 1
Criminal Defense Lawyer4912604/25/201713447  1
Civil Litigation - Private2379410/22/20139 10  99 
Civil Litigation - Private698604/09/2010588 7785
Criminal Defense Lawyer530305/15/2009474 84 6
Criminal Defense Lawyer198904/29/200898955979
Category Average  4.85.35.95.05.55.26.33.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
120184      
115787      
99697111111
89159      
53992      
49126      
23794      
6986      
5303      
1989      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
120184   0.0
115787   0.0
996971111.0
891599959.2
5399211 1.7
491261273.3
23794101059.4
69865876.9
53034255.2
198981057.5
 4.95.45.04.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other1184109/16/2011646  Read Comment
Category Average