Judges

The bench, by name.

Every Mootly judge is calibrated from that judge’s own hearing transcripts—how long they let you talk, how they question, how hard they follow up. The figures below are measured from those transcripts.

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Justice Andrea Masley
NY Supreme Court · Commercial Division
Transcript record · 194 hearings, 2020–2023
  • Lets the opening lawyer run about 60 words before her first real question.
  • Asks one question, then moves on—in 57% of her exchanges with counsel.
  • Takes the two sides issue by issue, not in long blocks—54% of measured hearings.
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Justice Joel M. Cohen
NY Supreme Court · Commercial Division
Transcript record · 209 hearings, 2022–2026
  • Lets the opening lawyer run about 80 words before his first real question.
  • Drills down: five or more questions to the same lawyer in 31% of his exchanges.
  • An active bench—he speaks about 43% of the words in a typical hearing.
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Justice Melissa A. Crane
NY Supreme Court · Commercial Division
Transcript record · 104 hearings, 2021–2026
  • Lets the opening lawyer run about 55 words before her first real question.
  • Keeps the floor moving: a typical hearing has 16 separate exchanges with counsel.
  • Counsel carries the argument—she speaks about 27% of the words in a typical hearing.
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Justice Robert R. Reed
NY Supreme Court · Commercial Division
Transcript record · 370 hearings, 2015–2026
  • Lets the opening lawyer make the case—about 500 words before his first real question.
  • One question at a time: 83% of his questioning turns ask a single question.
  • Often rules from the bench—about seven in ten of his transcribed hearings end with a decision read into the record.
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