Hon. Thomas Whelan

Supreme Court
Suffolk County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.0 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 6 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 - Private10435504/22/202211    1 
Civil Litigation - Private9079911/28/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private9004010/21/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8444103/25/2020101010101010 10
Civil Litigation - Private6171811/19/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5533004/23/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private4781902/18/201722222222
Civil Litigation - Private2529402/20/2014101010101091010
Civil Litigation - Private1900412/08/201298999999
Criminal Defense Lawyer1308701/28/201210   10   
Civil Litigation - Private1260812/20/2011910101010910 
Criminal Defense Lawyer168602/29/20089991097109
Civil Litigation - Private143201/03/20081088 10899
Category Average  7.16.67.47.47.96.96.57.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
104355      
90799      
90040      
84441      
61718      
55330      
47819      
25294      
19004      
13087      
12608      
1686      
1432      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1043551  1.0
90799   0.0
90040   0.0
8444110 1010.0
617181111.0
55330   0.0
478191111.9
25294910109.8
190049998.9
130871010510.0
126081010109.8
168610959.1
143210669.0
 7.17.06.35.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11037409/21/202278011.0Read Comment
Litigant10118112/07/2021780  Read Comment
Other9432804/08/2021780  Read Comment
Other9092312/03/202078011.0Read Comment
Litigant9002910/20/202078011.0Read Comment
Litigant8111701/05/202078011.0Read Comment
Other7755710/13/201978011.0Read Comment
Litigant7493608/22/2019780  Read Comment
Litigant6611403/03/201978011.0Read Comment
Litigant1900712/08/2012780  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0