"The Robing Room: NJ State Judges

Hon. Susan F. Maven	See Rating Details
Superior Court Judge Superior Court
Atlantic County Vicinage 1	See Comments

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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. Susan F. Maven

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Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: NJ3987
Rating:5.7

Comments:
Unsure if it is Judge Maven or her law clerk but she is the first judge to claim there is a deadline for filing a motion to enforce litigants rights. As a many-decades lawyer, I was dumbfounded when she made ZERO ATTEMPT to reach a just decision, dismissing a motion outright after she CLEARLY had been in ex parte discussions with the other side (she called my client by the wrong name which REALLY SHOWS how committed to justice she is). I don't know what happened but she used to be someone who cared. Our justice system is in a sad state now.

Other

Comment #: NJ3948
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge is so biased and unprepared, she is a disgrace to our legal system.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NJ3699
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Judge Maven brings her personal biases into the court. She is not a defender of children placing children in harm's way emotionally and physically.

Other

Comment #: NJ3311
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge is not for the reunification of children and their non custodial parent in no way. I watched my brother in court with her many times trying to enforce his and his children’s rights. She is a cold heartless person only in it for the money!

Litigant

Comment #: NJ3305
Rating:1.0

Comments:
POOR. I went before her to seek an increase in arrears for delinquent child support payments. I thought I presented my case very well (I am not an attorney). All Judge Maven seemed to be interested in was my ex-wife crying about how little money she had, and how she had to work at Wal Mart for $11hr. Anything I said just seemed to annoy Judge Maven, and her face looked like she was just waiting for me to finish because she clearly already had her mind made up and anything I said went in one ear and out the other. She's clearly a "man hater".

Litigant

Comment #: NJ3193
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Maven I feel does not take the time to review facts, lives for that moment, is bias against pro se litigants, gets annoyed easly, is unjust, has no empathy for a hurting parent that is heartbroken because of erased children and lies that are factual lies and have been giving enough time to make it reality to innocent children through use of local, county, state, church and professional agencies.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ3050
Rating:9.0

Comments:
Was back in court again before Judge Maven, I posted a positive review last time, and again, I am not an attorney and went before her without counsel again, and I felt she was very thoughtful and fair. She took the time to hash out all of the issues before her, and gave both sides every opportunity to explain their side/issue, and based on her questioning and ruling, she did her homework and came into the proceeding with a fairly good understanding of why were were there. Neither one of us (litigants) came out feeling totally victorious, but i feel her decision was fair, and more importantly based on the law and case law.

Other

Comment #: NJ2845
Rating:1.0

Comments:
My observation of this judge showed that she was an extremely unethical judge. I was appalled at the way that she handled a case in the court room. There were an attorney for both the plaintiff and the respondent. The respondent filed a motion and the plaintiff tried to get the motion thrown out. The Plaintiffs Lawyer was loud an out of control yelling of the respondent and talking so fast. The judge would not let the respondents lawyer get in a word. Then she said well neither one of you appear to have a pot to piss in. Then she figured an amount of alimony on a paper napkin awarded attorney fees to the plaintiff. After I heard the respondent talking to his lawyer and saying that the plaintiffs lawyer lied about him making all that money and that the exwife lied about her income. So the exwife ended up leaving with twice as much as the respondent. Which was totally wrong. Also the judge would not hear the motion of the respondent which is what initiated the hearing on the fact that the plaintiff had been cohabitating the whole entire time that she was collecting an unreal amount of alimony.

Litigant

Comment #: NJ2822
Rating:8.0

Comments:
Observed Judge Maven on motion day go through 5 or 6 cases. I am not an attorney, but I felt she was fair, patient, thoughtful, and gave each litigant "their day in court." Observed her take the time to explain to a pro se litigant why his filing was deficient, and took the time to explain step by step what this person had to do to correctly file. It seemed to me that she tried to find an equitable solution. I did not observe what the attorneys have previously posted, but I am not an attorney. I felt that she knew the issues at hand in each case, and gave each side an opportunity to argue their point, and asked a lot of questions to get to the facts.

Other

Comment #: NJ2036
Rating:2.0

Comments:
JSC Maven is biased, and unjust in the Court Room. After experiencing her biased demeanor in the Court Room, I felt practically "raped" of my rights. She was unwilling to listen to the parties fairly. I witnessed her pay full attention to a party who had an attorney, while the other party had no attorney and might as well have been sentenced to prison. There is no way this guy could survive on what she adjudged was fair.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NJ719
Rating:1.6

Comments:
Inconsistent, inappropriate, impaired thinking. Severe bias in my observing other cases. Contradictory and conflicting orders.