Accountability rules

This directory publishes two things that are never merged: the official public record, and community feedback. The official record is reproduced only from an authoritative source, with the exact date, outcome and a link to that source. Community feedback is opinion from participants, and is presented as opinion.

Independent public-information platform. Not affiliated with the New York State Unified Court System.

Ratings and reviews reflect individual user experiences and are not findings of judicial misconduct, attorney misconduct, illegality, bias, corruption, or professional discipline. Official findings are displayed separately and linked to their authoritative source.

Official public record

Judicial and attorney discipline, registration status, court assignment and biography. Each entry shows the issuing authority, the decision date, the outcome and a direct link to the official order or determination. 975 official records published.

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Community feedback

Ratings and written experience from court participants and former clients. Opinions are labeled as opinions, never as findings. 0 submissions, 0 of them verified across 0 distinct matters.

A public experience score appears only after 5 verified reviews.

Ratings

What may be rated

Sign-in required. One submission per matter per person.

  • Professionalism

    Conduct and demeanor as experienced by the participant.

  • Communication

    Whether explanations and instructions were understandable.

  • Timeliness

    Whether hearings, responses and decisions came within reasonable timeframes.

  • Clarity

    Whether rulings, filings or advice were clear.

  • Fairness / respect

    Whether the participant felt heard and treated respectfully.

  • Overall experience

    The participant's overall impression.

Every profile shows the number of ratings and their distribution, so a single strong opinion cannot read as a pattern. Score math is published verbatim: Only published reviews from verified reviewers count toward the score.Each review is weighted by verification: verified person ×0.5, verified case participant ×1, document-supported ×1.5, official-record-confirmed ×2. Unverified (level 0) reviews are weighted ×0 and never move the score.Each category is the weighted mean of 1–5 answers, rescaled to 0–100 as (mean − 1) ÷ 4 × 100.The overall score is the unweighted mean of the category scores that received at least one answer.Reviews flagged by the review-integrity engine as possible coordinated activity are excluded from the score and reported separately.No overall score is published below 5 verified reviews.Confidence reflects verified review count, number of distinct cases, recency and verification strength — never the sentiment of the reviews.

Verification

What verification does and does not mean

  • UNVERIFIED

    Anonymous or email-only submission. Does not affect the public score.

  • VERIFIED PERSON

    We verified that a real person submitted this feedback. Statements are not verified.

  • VERIFIED CASE PARTICIPANT

    We verified a connection to an actual case. Statements are not verified.

  • DOCUMENT-SUPPORTED

    The reviewer supplied documentation supporting specific factual statements.

  • OFFICIAL RECORD CONFIRMED

    A specific assertion is supported by an authoritative public record.

A verified reviewer is not a verified allegation. Verification confirms who submitted feedback or that a case connection exists — never that the statements are true.

Hard rule

Misconduct is never inferred

Misconduct appears on a profile only when an official body has issued a public determination or order. It is never inferred from:

  • A reversal, vacatur or modification on appeal
  • Losing a motion, hearing, trial or appeal
  • An allegation, complaint or grievance that was filed
  • Criticism, negative reviews or a low rating
  • Volume of complaints or feedback
  • News coverage, social posts or third-party commentary

Process

Moderation, reply and correction

Moderation

Every submission is screened before publication for identifying details about children and non-public third parties, threats, and statements presented as established misconduct. Anyone can report a published submission for review.

Right of reply

Any judge or attorney — or an authorized representative — may submit a verified response that is published alongside the feedback at equal prominence. Responses are never removed to favor a rating.

Correction requests

A factual field can be challenged. Corrections are resolved against the official source, and the corrected field keeps both the prior value and the new source.

Audit history

Moderation decisions, appeals, corrections and field changes are all retained with timestamps, so the history of any profile can be reconstructed.

Scope

Coverage today

906 judges · 432,761 attorneys · 10 courts published from official sources. Coverage grows as each record is verified against an authoritative source.