Appellate Division Survey Results
Respondents were asked to grade judges on a 1-to-10 scale, 10 being the highest, in nine categories. The number of responses appears under each score.…
November 01, 2017 at 09:29 AM
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| Respondents were asked to grade judges on a 1-to-10 scale, 10 being the highest, in nine categories. The number of responses appears under each score. Overall score, which determines rank (in parentheses), is a weighted average of all nine scores. | ||||||||||
| Judge (Rank) | 1. Familiar- ity with briefs and record | 2. Quality of particip- ation at argument | 3. Lack of bias as to race, gender or party | 4. Know- ledge of substant- ive law | 5. Persuasive- ness of writing | 6. Concise- ness of expres- sion | 7. Balancing of precedent with reason | 8. Fair- ness and thorough- ness in decision- making | 9. Speed in issuing orders and opinions | 10. Overall Score |
| Carmen H. Alvarez (28) | 7.14 | 6.70 | 7.57 | 6.98 | 7.00 | 7.33 | 7.14 | 7.17 | 7.70 | 7.19 |
| RESPONSES | 49 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 50 | |
| Victor Ashrafi (9) | 8.46 | 8.55 | 8.59 | 8.29 | 7.90 | 8.12 | 8.06 | 8.27 | 8.19 | 8.27 |
| RESPONSES | 71 | 65 | 63 | 69 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 62 | |
| Francine I. Axelrad (5) | 8.68 | 8.63 | 8.90 | 8.36 | 8.35 | 8.45 | 8.27 | 8.34 | 8.31 | 8.48 |
| RESPONSES | 85 | 81 | 79 | 85 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 75 | |
| Linda G. Baxter (14) | 8.09 | 7.69 | 8.75 | 7.72 | 7.77 | 7.95 | 7.57 | 7.57 | 7.98 | 7.90 |
| RESPONSES | 70 | 71 | 67 | 74 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 70 | 65 | |
| Philip S. Carchman (6) | 8.65 | 8.59 | 9.00 | 8.62 | 8.20 | 8.41 | 8.20 | 8.19 | 8.32 | 8.46 |
| RESPONSES | 119 | 111 | 114 | 118 | 113 | 116 | 114 | 118 | 111 | |
| Rudy B. Coleman (19) | 7.91 | 7.47 | 8.94 | 7.47 | 7.50 | 7.57 | 7.68 | 7.45 | 7.00 | 7.67 |
| RESPONSES | 58 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 52 | |
| Mary Catherine Cuff (7) | 8.49 | 8.48 | 9.06 | 8.47 | 8.13 | 8.31 | 8.15 | 8.34 | 8.01 | 8.38 |
| RESPONSES | 153 | 142 | 142 | 152 | 137 | 140 | 146 | 150 | 140 | |
| Marianne Espinosa (21) | 7.63 | 7.60 | 8.08 | 7.60 | 7.24 | 7.58 | 7.32 | 7.27 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| RESPONSES | 114 | 109 | 107 | 112 | 94 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 101 | |
| Clarkson S. Fisher Jr. (11) | 8.27 | 8.37 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 7.95 | 8.16 | 7.88 | 7.87 | 8.07 | 8.19 |
| RESPONSES | 153 | 141 | 147 | 154 | 140 | 142 | 147 | 150 | 135 | |
| Jose L. Fuentes (24) | 7.82 | 7.64 | 8.15 | 7.63 | 7.24 | 7.50 | 7.05 | 7.19 | 7.29 | 7.50 |
| RESPONSES | 96 | 89 | 85 | 95 | 88 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 87 | |
| William P. Gilroy (23) | 7.54 | 6.98 | 8.34 | 7.38 | 7.43 | 7.63 | 7.46 | 7.56 | 7.21 | 7.50 |
| RESPONSES | 70 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 61 | |
| Jane Grall (15) | 8.05 | 7.66 | 8.69 | 7.90 | 7.74 | 8.16 | 7.57 | 7.60 | 7.63 | 7.89 |
| RESPONSES | 86 | 79 | 83 | 87 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 86 | 79 | |
| Ronald B. Graves (26) | 7.69 | 7.09 | 8.21 | 7.42 | 7.27 | 7.52 | 7.02 | 6.93 | 7.35 | 7.39 |
| RESPONSES | 59 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 60 | 54 | |
| Jonathan N. Harris (12) | 8.36 | 7.98 | 8.51 | 8.32 | 7.88 | 7.76 | 7.57 | 7.55 | 7.86 | 7.97 |
| RESPONSES | 87 | 82 | 81 | 85 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 79 | |
| Laura M. LeWinn (29) | 7.25 | 6.83 | 8.28 | 7.09 | 6.68 | 7.06 | 6.87 | 7.02 | 6.65 | 7.08 |
| RESPONSES | 55 | 54 | 50 | 57 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 51 | |
| Marie E. Lihotz (17) | 7.88 | 7.36 | 8.72 | 7.69 | 7.65 | 7.96 | 7.62 | 7.84 | 8.05 | 7.86 |
| RESPONSES | 80 | 78 | 74 | 80 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 74 | |
| Joseph F. Lisa (3) | 8.97 | 8.71 | 9.05 | 8.69 | 8.27 | 8.49 | 8.36 | 8.32 | 8.53 | 8.60 |
| RESPONSES | 101 | 96 | 95 | 100 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 97 | |
| Carmen Messano (8) | 8.47 | 8.42 | 9.15 | 8.29 | 8.13 | 8.29 | 8.05 | 8.35 | 7.88 | 8.34 |
| RESPONSES | 76 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 67 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 69 | |
| Christine L. Miniman (31) | 7.19 | 6.91 | 7.74 | 6.89 | 6.61 | 6.79 | 6.52 | 6.36 | 6.53 | 6.84 |
| RESPONSES | 83 | 76 | 74 | 82 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 74 | |
| Anthony J. Parrillo (10) | 8.34 | 8.10 | 8.97 | 8.42 | 7.81 | 8.13 | 7.88 | 8.01 | 8.09 | 8.19 |
| RESPONSES | 145 | 132 | 128 | 141 | 124 | 127 | 134 | 138 | 129 | |
| Edith K. Payne (22) | 7.71 | 7.67 | 8.01 | 7.59 | 7.29 | 7.42 | 7.20 | 7.32 | 7.33 | 7.51 |
| RESPONSES | 108 | 99 | 96 | 106 | 96 | 101 | 102 | 108 | 99 | |
| Susan L. Reisner (18) | 8.09 | 7.63 | 8.24 | 7.84 | 7.59 | 7.72 | 7.42 | 7.40 | 7.84 | 7.75 |
| RESPONSES | 94 | 90 | 82 | 93 | 86 | 87 | 92 | 93 | 80 | |
| Ariel A. Rodríguez (27) | 7.49 | 7.23 | 8.41 | 7.09 | 6.53 | 7.23 | 6.79 | 7.08 | 7.09 | 7.22 |
| RESPONSES | 110 | 104 | 92 | 108 | 89 | 93 | 102 | 106 | 99 | |
| Jack M. Sabatino (1) | 9.19 | 8.97 | 9.23 | 9.18 | 8.74 | 8.61 | 8.53 | 8.66 | 8.59 | 8.86 |
| RESPONSES | 148 | 143 | 140 | 146 | 134 | 137 | 141 | 142 | 135 | |
| Paulette Sapp-Peterson (30) | 7.21 | 6.93 | 8.07 | 6.82 | 6.59 | 6.83 | 6.75 | 6.83 | 7.12 | 7.02 |
| RESPONSES | 150 | 137 | 138 | 146 | 122 | 132 | 139 | 142 | 126 | |
| Marie P. Simonelli (25) | 7.64 | 6.90 | 8.52 | 7.30 | 7.48 | 7.20 | 7.34 | 7.40 | 7.39 | 7.46 |
| RESPONSES | 61 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 62 | 57 | |
| Stephen Skillman (2) | 8.90 | 8.81 | 9.29 | 9.13 | 8.55 | 8.73 | 8.38 | 8.38 | 7.95 | 8.68 |
| RESPONSES | 231 | 214 | 209 | 224 | 207 | 212 | 216 | 224 | 207 | |
| Edwin H. Stern (4) | 8.95 | 9.06 | 9.02 | 8.88 | 8.30 | 8.29 | 8.34 | 8.33 | 8.16 | 8.59 |
| RESPONSES | 166 | 161 | 159 | 165 | 154 | 156 | 160 | 160 | 151 | |
| Alexander P. Waugh Jr. (20) | 7.93 | 7.70 | 8.25 | 7.69 | 7.50 | 7.58 | 7.15 | 7.20 | 7.10 | 7.57 |
| RESPONSES | 68 | 66 | 64 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 61 | |
| Dorothea O'C. Wefing (13) | 8.33 | 8.18 | 8.53 | 8.12 | 7.61 | 7.92 | 7.49 | 7.66 | 7.70 | 7.95 |
| RESPONSES | 179 | 173 | 163 | 177 | 157 | 164 | 167 | 176 | 166 | |
| Joseph L. Yannotti (16) | 8.01 | 7.61 | 8.71 | 7.87 | 7.69 | 7.87 | 7.59 | 7.66 | 7.83 | 7.87 |
| RESPONSES | 134 | 129 | 122 | 131 | 110 | 117 | 125 | 129 | 121 | |
| AVERAGES | 8.08 | 7.82 | 8.57 | 7.91 | 7.63 | 7.82 | 7.59 | 7.65 | 7.69 | 7.86 |
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