Hon. John P. McDonald See Rating Details
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Somerset County
Vicinage 13
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Attorney Average Rating:   1.2 - 4 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 11 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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Litigant

Comment #: NJ4445
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Poorly educated on matters relevant for family court

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NJ4388
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge is not impartial. He sides with senior lawyers and hands a unfavorable judgement to underrepresented litigants of other side.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ4220
Rating:1.0
Comments:
There are no words for what this man is.
He sided with a deadbeat dad of 20 years who can care less about his kids. And yes is prejudice against woman. Not knowledgeable about the law. Needs to step down. He erred in rules and judgement. My opinion.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NJ4155
Rating:1.0
Comments:
he is a disgrace to the judiciary

Litigant

Comment #: NJ4153
Rating:1.0
Comments:
absolute nightmare that should have been fired years ago. he violates the constitution! case law?? don't think he's heard of it. if anyone would like to join me in exercising our 1st amendment rights and demanding he step down for his egregious and unlawful misconduct, post a comment and I will contact you. watch out if Heidi lepp is one of the lawyers on his case. as he has stated himself, they have an "excellent" working relationship. it's working for them, that's for sure.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ4142
Rating:1.0
Comments:
he violates case law. whatever side he picks, he relies SOLELY on that person's lawyer and every representation made by that lawyer is treated as the gold standard of truth. he will change custody while depriving you of due process. he consistently issues orders that violate our constitutional rights.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ4141
Rating:1.0
Comments:
He is just another judge with an ego. facts dont matter when they want to have a dick swinging contest. Denied my counselors certificates of completion of the rquired programs because he didnt know who they where.. Totaljackass

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NJ4059
Rating:1.0
Comments:
no settlement discussions. no evidence, no testimony. whatever the plaintiff's attorney tells him to do, he does. he doesn't even know the law. he ruled on an interlocutory order by applying the court rule for final orders.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ4034
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Extremely biased towards women. Doesn't pay attention during trials. Bases his decision on his own opinion and not the law. Rude and condescending. Doesn't know family law at all, he used to be a DWI defense attorney. He should be ashamed of himself.

Other

Comment #: NJ4013
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge McDonald is extremely biased against women in the court room. His decisions are predetermined before his order even comes out. He carefully words responses to motions with “denied without prejudice” and in future motions, flat out denies the same request. Women are not heard. He orders required documents from one party not the other(men), making financial decisions that are detrimental to female pro se litigants. He needs to be removed immediately.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ3889
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge McDonald is a sexist judge. His opinion is that a smart woman = manipulator, and a dumb woman = telling the truth because she is too dumb to lie. He refused to acknowledge evidence. Walks into a trial with a decision already made.

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Other

Comment #: NJ3832
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Reckless and dangerous. Avoid at all costs.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ3673
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Predetermined outcomes. Doesn’t consider case specifics. Goes way beyond his authority. Cowboy.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ3569
Rating:1.0
Comments:
HORRIBLE so disrespectful to women. Doesn't enforce his own orders. He says whatever he feels like. He was reading my consent order putting words in that were not even on the paper.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ3556
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Judge Mcdonald displays incredible bias in his decision making, but carefully rights his decisions in a way making appeals difficult. He will always try and find a way to to ensure you lose,by disregarding your arguments and only considering the party he favors.He should not be adjudicating in Family court and neither has the background or temperament to do so.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NJ3234
Rating:1.0
Comments:
As A family Judge he is Bias and worthless