Judges ranked by demeanor for judicial survey.
The Best and Worst in Demeanor
Question 9: Courtesy and Respect for Litigants and Lawyers
Rank |
Judge |
Vic. |
Counties |
Score |
1 |
George L. Seltzer |
1 |
Atlantic-Cape May |
9.55 |
2 |
Raymond A. Reddin |
11 |
Passaic |
9.54 |
3 |
Eugene J. Codey Jr. |
5 |
Essex |
9.53 |
4 |
Marc M. Baldwin |
3 |
Burlington |
9.51 |
5 |
Eugene D. Serpentelli |
14 |
Ocean |
9.47 |
6 |
Carmen Messano |
6 |
Hudson |
9.47 |
7 |
Maureen B. Mantineo |
6 |
Hudson |
9.44 |
8 |
Robert A. Coogan |
9 |
Monmouth |
9.44 |
9 |
William A. Daniel |
12 |
Union |
9.43 |
10 |
David W. Morgan |
15 |
Cumb.-Glou.-Salem |
9.42 |
11 |
Kyran Connor |
1 |
Atlantic-Cape May |
9.39 |
12 |
Travis L. Francis |
8 |
Middlesex |
9.37 |
13 |
Frank A. Buczynski Jr. |
14 |
Ocean |
9.36 |
14 |
F. Patrick Mcmanimon |
7 |
Mercer |
9.34 |
15 |
John J. Harper |
10 |
Morris-Sussex |
9.34 |
16 |
Valerie H. Armstrong |
1 |
Atlantic-Cape May |
9.33 |
17 |
B. Theodore Bozonelis |
10 |
Morris-Sussex |
9.31 |
18 |
Marvin E. Schlosser |
3 |
Burlington |
9.29 |
19 |
William P. Gilroy |
9 |
Monmouth |
9.29 |
20 |
Walter R. Barisonek |
12 |
Union |
9.28 |
21 |
Joseph P. Donohue |
12 |
Union |
9.27 |
22 |
George H. Stanger Jr. |
15 |
Cumb.-Glou.-Salem |
9.27 |
23 |
Ronald E. Hoffman |
14 |
Ocean |
9.27 |
24 |
Harry G. Carroll |
2 |
Bergen |
9.24 |
25 |
Francis W. Gasiorowski |
13 |
Som.-Hunt.-Warren |
9.23 |
* * * * |
342 |
Joseph C. Visalli |
1 |
Atlantic-Cape May |
6.49 |
343 |
Michael A. Donio |
1 |
Atlantic-Cape May |
6.45 |
344 |
Frederick P. Devesa |
8 |
Middlesex |
6.45 |
345 |
Shirley A. Tolentino |
6 |
Hudson |
6.41 |
346 |
Bradley J. Ferencz |
8 |
Middlesex |
6.36 |
347 |
Martin A. Herman |
15 |
Cumb.-Glou.-Salem |
6.33 |
348 |
Francine A. Schott |
5 |
Essex |
6.33 |
349 |
Paul Innes |
7 |
Mercer |
6.29 |
350 |
George F. Rohde Jr. |
11 |
Passaic |
6.26 |
351 |
Michael A. Petrolle |
5 |
Essex |
6.21 |
352 |
Thomas M. Mccormack |
5 |
Essex |
6.20 |
353 |
Jo-Anne B. Spatola |
12 |
Union |
6.19 |
354 |
Darlene J. Pereksta |
14 |
Ocean |
6.08 |
355 |
Thomas P. Zampino |
5 |
Essex |
5.93 |
356 |
Frances L. Antonin |
6 |
Hudson |
5.86 |
357 |
Gerald J. Council |
7 |
Mercer |
5.75 |
358 |
Louis F. Locascio |
9 |
Monmouth |
5.68 |
359 |
Diane B. Cohen |
15 |
Cumb.-Glou.-Salem |
5.58 |
360 |
William J. Cook |
4 |
Camden |
5.51 |
361 |
James B. Convery |
5 |
Essex |
5.37 |
362 |
Paul F. Chaiet |
9 |
Monmouth |
5.18 |
363 |
Roberto Alcazar |
12 |
Union |
5.12 |
364 |
Louis F. Hornstine |
4 |
Camden |
4.96 |
365 |
James N. Citta |
14 |
Ocean |
4.56 |
366 |
Barbara Zucker-Zarett |
10 |
Morris-Sussex |
4.35 |
Judges are rated on a 1-to-10 scale in each category, 10 being the highest score. Judges’ ratings in all categories are shown in the vicinage charts. |
(New Jersey Law Journal, February 2005) |