Hon. Michael J. Obus

Supreme Court
New York County


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Attorney Average Rating:   8.9 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 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 Lawyer3295702/13/2015101010101010 10
Criminal Defense Lawyer1310001/30/20121010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer1307101/27/201210 9 1010109
Prosecutor1124007/03/201121316122
Criminal Defense Lawyer611409/14/200910101010910109
Criminal Defense Lawyer138012/28/2007101010101099 
Civil Litigation - Private68310/30/2007101010109101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer43610/11/20071010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer15108/22/2007109   1010 
Category Average  9.18.89.08.79.38.98.98.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
3295710510557
13100101010101010
130718  454
112401121510
611410910101010
1380758558
68399991010
436854656
15110     
 8.16.37.66.36.98.1
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
32957   10.0
13100   10.0
13071   9.5
112401  2.0
6114   9.9
1380   9.4
683   9.8
436   9.8
151   9.8
 1.0  8.9

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other1080705/22/2011739  Read Comment
Other1078405/19/201173911.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0