Hon. Amy Steele Donner See Rating Details

Circuit Court
Miami-Dade County
11th Circuit
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Attorney Average Rating:   5.1 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 rating(s)
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General Rating Criteria

* 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. Amy Steele Donner


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Other

Comment #: FL2320
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge is so unprofessional. I think she gets her thrills in life by trying to immasculate men. By the way, I am a woman. Such a drama queen and looks like a train wreck.

Other

Comment #: FL2305
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I am a court reporter and all court reporters hate her. She is not record conscious at all and will not allow audio backups by court reporters. Obviously, she's a afraid of having proof of what she might get caught saying. This also creates inaccurate transcripts at times. I'm so glad she's gone. Court reporters at every firm fight over who has to go to her and some flatout refuse to go to her. I'm so glad she's off the bench. I've seen her be totally obnoxious and so rude to attorneys. She is so unprofessional and a plastic surgery nightmare.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: FL2027
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Obnoxious, rude to litigants and attorneys. She has retired but is staying on as a senior judge.

Takes sides and has no patience. Plays favorites with attorneys she knows. Won't sanction her friends. But be careful if you are not a friend or crony of Judge Donnor as she will dish out sanctions.

She should have retired long ago.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: FL1233
Rating:9.4
Comments:
It's true that one can't be thin-skinned in Judge Donner's courtroom, but she's an experienced judge who simply appears to have high expectations of the lawyers who appear before her. I'm always happy to have her on my cases. Lots of common sense and no-nonsense.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: FL627
Rating:2.0
Comments:
I have been in front of Judge Donner in both criminal and civil cases and she is consistently rude and biased. I once saw her "court continue" a case in which a rape victim had flown in from out of town because the prosecutor had a cold and she didn't want to catch it during side bars. Truly, truly an awful judge.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: FL255
Rating:9.8
Comments:
Very capable!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: FL140
Rating:4.0
Comments:
Litigating before Judge Donner can be a nightmare. There are certain litigants whom she obviously dislikes, and she makes that feeling clear to all. She once required me to call her every hour, during a trial before another judge, to confirm that I had a true conflict, instead of just trying to avoid trial in her division. Another time, she fined my client tens of thousands of dollars for a minor discovery violation, without allowing an explanation.