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Hon. Leo T. Sorokin
District judge
D.Mass.
1st Circuit
Average Rating:
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Hon. Leo T. Sorokin
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ID
date
Temp* Sch* Indu* Comp* Punct* Ev-Cv* Ev-Cr* Flex Bail Crim Settle Trial Sent Coop Average
Civil Litigation - Private
20973
1/1/13
5
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0
4
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2
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1
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3.6
Civil Litigation - Private
8627
1/1/09
9
9
9
10
10
10
0
10
0
0
10
0
0
0
9.5
Criminal Defense Lawyer
4769
1/1/07
10
10
8
5
10
0
5
10
3
5
0
0
0
0
8
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Scholarship as reflected in Opinions (1=Poor,10=Outstanding)
General Inclination in Criminal Appeals (1=Strongly ProGovernment,10=Strongly ProDefense)
General Inclination in Civil Rights Appeals (1=Strongly Pro-Defendant,10=Strongly ProPlaintiff)
General Inclination in Labor Law Appeals (1=Strongly ProEmployee,10=Strongly ProEmployer)
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Civil Litigation - Private
20973
1/1/13
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0
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Civil Litigation - Private
8627
1/1/09
0
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0
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0
0
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Criminal Defense Lawyer
4769
1/1/07
0
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Non-lawyer Rating
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date
Rating
Litigant
19400
1/2/13
10
Litigant
4525
1/1/07
5
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Temperament (1=Awful 10=Excellent)
Scholarship (1=Awful 10=Excellent)
Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious 10=Highly industrious)
Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful 10=Excellent)
Punctuality (1=Chronically Late 10=Always on Time)
Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias 10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias 10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Flexibility in Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible 10=Very Flexible)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pre-Trial (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions (1=Least Involved 10=Most Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
Typical Discount Off Guidelines for Cooperators (1=10% 10=100%)
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Comments:
What others have said about
Hon. Leo T. Sorokin
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
20973
rating:
3.6
Used Judge Sorokin for a civil mediation, in part due to good ratings, and he was completely unhelpful. He wasn't prepared, hadn't reviewed the law at issue, and he gave no evaluation or assessment of the case at all. He simply delivered messages back and forth. Any intern could have done that.
1/1/13, 11:03 PM
Litigant
comment #:
19400
rating:
0
He was our mediator for an ugly family dispute. He was very polished and from memory knew the details along with cast of the characters. He managed to get my hard line sibblings to settle even though they didn't care about how much money they wasted. I think he is awesome.
1/2/13, 11:26 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
8627
rating:
9.5
Had him for a mediation. He was professional, very engaged, thoughtful and helpful in reaching a satisfactory resolution of a complex case.
1/1/09, 10:34 PM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
4769
rating:
8
My office had the chance to argue in His Honor's courtroom. Judge Sorokin was in a way fair but in a way not even-handed as far as bail conditions. The prosectuion came up with some farfetched conditions in which Sorokin matched without hearing argument from the defense. Judge Sorokin is fairly new and will learn that he is a neutral party. Hopefully he will see that he uses bail as a punishment. Overall, he seems like a really fair judge -- if you're not asking for bail.
1/1/07, 9:42 PM
Litigant
comment #:
4525
rating:
0
Judge Sorokin is very cautios probally because he is fairly new. His willingness to side with prosecution on bail restrictions is a bit scary. His bail conditions are usally high set and unable to meet. He makes his own assumption even when facts are stated in your favor. He is on the side of the government and not a neutral party. He doesn't realize not eveyone is guilty and yes the prosecution lies very often. It's a shame as a new judge he lets this happen in his courtroom. We have found you are guilty until never proven innocent. In fact the fbi and the prosecution lies to make a case they know they don't have and He joins the circus.
1/1/07, 12:06 PM
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