"The Robing Room: AZ State Judges

Hon. Joseph Mikitish	See Rating Details
Superior Court Judge Superior Court
Maricopa County	See Comments
Phoenix
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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)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Joseph Mikitish

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Other

Comment #: AZ2122
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge presided over my case and was sensitive and fair. I would also say very patient due to in person courtroom restrictions.

Other

Comment #: AZ1796
Rating:10.0

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I was called into jury duty. Was very impressed how he handled the pretrial questioning. Very well organized.
I was shocked to read the negative comments.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: AZ1591
Rating:1.0

Comments:
the mikdish has to be one of the worst judges he never made any decisions on my case in for years and when he was a trial instead of making the decision he ran I believe and feel strongly he should not be allowed on the peels case or cases will drag on for years like a T-Rex like a

Other

Comment #: AZ1479
Rating:Not Rated
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Mr Mikitish is a Horrible family court judge. Unprepared and late to the courtroom at every proceeding We ever went to. This guy is the definition of a Liberal loon . Decides which laws he want s to follow and which ones he doesn't. In our experience with him He waits the entire 60 days before He makes a ruling and from His rulings it's pretty clear he doesn't remember anything from the courtroom. He is completely incompetent and has no clue on what he is ruling on. Another life long POS , lazy state employee. I know We voted him out in November too bad more people didn't.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: AZ1439
Rating:1.0

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This judges rulings have destroyed my daughters life and mine. He put my daughter back into a home with my x, where she has been molested, he uses and sells drugs, and where she is neglected.On top of it, has taken all my rights away as a mother, when i have done nothing wrong, and always provided a safe and loving enviornment for my daughter. I'm baffled!!!!!! This is a nightmare!!! I dont know what to do, for I don't have much money. This judge is the worst I've ever heard of. What a shame. I was hoping to get help from the judicial system to help me protect my 7 year old daughter, and instead, he ruined her life, mine, and my ability to be a strong supportive, protecting parent.

Other

Comment #: AZ1391
Rating:Not Rated
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At first I felt Mikitish was a fair and decent judge as he made rulings based upon testimonies and facts presented in the courtroom and he made a fair ruling on visitation and such in my case. (no I did not get everything I asked for, but it was fair to my son) However, he made rulings in my case and has had zero follow through in enforcing them. not little things either, like drug testing and stuff that has put my son in direct danger. If you have this judge make sure you request in the court room that any rulings have clear guidelines, deadlines and consequences that you can get results from.

Other

Comment #: AZ1375
Rating:Not Rated
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Judge Militish is inept as a Family Law judge. He lacked attention to detail even with overwhelming evidence and showed total disregard for the best interest of the minor children.

Other

Comment #: AZ1357
Rating:1.0

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The worst judge ever to be on a bench.

Other

Comment #: AZ1314
Rating:1.0

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Comments relating to Judge Mikitish are consistent and accurate. Pre-trial exhibits and evidence "lost " by court = "Dog ate my homework". Ignored admissions by other party, disregarded evidence. His rulings are from left field. If you get him as judge you might as well pay a deaf mute to represent you because this judge does not listen to or see what is presented in court anyway. Horrible disservice to court system.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: AZ1254
Rating:1.0

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What a religous nut job he is!! He needs to go be a priest instead of a judge. He sucks as a family court judge. Lazy and unprepared when he enters the courtroom. He is always running late and waits until the last possible minute to rule on a case. This guy sucks the system sucks another lifelong , lazy, do the bare minumum state employee. And i won the case!!! Ask any Lawyer and they will tell you he is terrible. Get out of his playroom if you can.

Litigant

Comment #: AZ1253
Rating:1.0

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How in the world did this guy become a judge???? Thanks a lot Jan Brewer. This moron has no clue on family law. The respondent in our case blatantly filed false paperwork and had numerous flat out lies on his paperwork. Lied in court and was caught and called out by Petioner in court and this Moron could care less. Makes his own rules as he goes changes things in court orders that were not even addressed in court. Does anybody know if there is anything we can file to complain about this guy and his complete lack of family court knowledge? This man is a disgrace to the judicial system...

Litigant

Comment #: AZ1243
Rating:1.0

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This guy is seriously more than physically handicapped. No knowledge of family law whatsoever. All he knows is environmental law, which obviously does not translate to family law, unless you are married to a tree. This guy was former president of the St. Thomas More Society in phoenix, so if you a not religious, if you are gay, or pro-choice, then forget about winning, because he has an agenda. He is on way to many non profit boards to be able to spend ample time on his case load. He has aids, and assistants trying to do his work for him, and so there are MANY "corrertions" nunc pro tunic of "clerical" errors, as he calls them. If you see your case assigned to this guy- run, don't walk to the nearest exit, and motion for a new judge. No matter who else you get, now, since Snyder-Hyatt has retired, you will still be better off. This judge is currently attempting to put a child back into the home of a child molester, because of his same-sex bias. Seriously- religious zealot!!!!!! Read the other postings!

Litigant

Comment #: AZ1239
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
He is a terrible Judge. He does not prepare for court at all and gets angry when you question his lack of preparation. He also does not read any filings, motions and notes he makes in court. He does not follow the law and tries to make it up as he goes.

Other

Comment #: AZ1183
Rating:1.0

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Run... the other direction... fast as you can! Former president of the St. Thomas More Society as recent as 2013. Unknowable in family law and DOES NOT READ any of the case prior to coming into the courtroom. He seems to be too busy with his "other" activities (board appointments and what not).

Other

Comment #: AZ1167
Rating:1.0

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His lack of knowledge in family law really shows. His rulings clearly show He doesnt even look at the evidence presented in trial. I guess that's what you get from an enviromental lawyer who gets appointed to be a family court judge. Joseph Mikitish has no business being a family court judge. Like the other post said his rulings when you read them sound like an attorney not a judge.

Other

Comment #: AZ1163
Rating:1.0

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Mr Mikitish has made numerous mistakes in his rulings costing me Thousands of dollars in Attorney Fee's to file paperwork to have his orders corrected and refile motions to have issues that he either didnt address or were just flat out wrong. So basically it took almost 2 full years to get Child support raised to the appropriate ammount and have the arrears paid. Cost us $6000 in Attorneys fee's to get this accomplished.His ruling was to have other party pay $3000 as a purge and gave other party 3 yrs to pay back the other $4000 in arrears. Although everything we filed was legit and other party was found in contemp our efforts to get Attorneys fee's awarded have been denied 3 times. He never made other party provide tax returns Mr Mikitish just came up with a Salary that was even less than the W-2s other party provided.Mikitish also awarded other party 3 out of 4 yrs to claim child on his taxes (when he doesnt pay CS and is in the arrears thousands of $$ every yr)this tax issue wasnt even addressed in court Mr Mikitish took it upon himself to make the change. Mr Mikitsh has shown to be very incompetent and we will do all we can to get this case out of his courtroom.

Other

Comment #: AZ583
Rating:Not Rated
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He seems to be short-tempered; he is still new to the process and it shows through in the cases that he handles, along with his inaccurate paperwork. He handles cases as an attorney instead of as a judge.