"The Robing Room: NJ State Judges

Hon. Ronald E. Bookbinder	See Rating Details
Superior Court Judge Superior Court
Burlington County Vicinage 3	See Comments

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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. Ronald E. Bookbinder

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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NJ3536
Rating:5.9

Comments:
Judge Bookbinder has always had a great judicial temperament and is a friendly person who makes litigants at ease. He however often does not do his homework and you have to argue your papers from scratch, which makes hearings take a very long time. I have appeared before him in various courts. He handled one of my civil trials by interrupting my direct-exam of my Plaintiff by interrupting it with settlement conferences totally screwing it such that it took 3 days to do it. In one case, he made monthly conferences and even when told that the other attorney would not being showing up, required this counsel to stay the entire morning and keep calling the no show attorney on my cell phone and causing my client to have to pay my time. That was handled badly.

Other

Comment #: NJ119
Rating:7.0

Comments:
This judge was totally unable to recognize parental alienation when it appeared in his courtroom, back in 1993. He did however describe what would happen if one party continued the legal process over and over - using all of their long-term savings, and home equity loans, a process that would take away from their kid's college tuition funds. As Judge Bookbinder did not recognize this early, nor do what was in the child's best interest, this case was passed from judge to judge, over the years, and was not in the child's best interest. When are judges going to be educated on this frequent occurrence? When are the children's best interests going to be recognized?

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NJ54
Rating:7.1

Comments:
Bookbinder is a great guy and everybody loves him. However, they love him because he never makes a decision that will get anyone angry. That can be frustrating. But he's a caring guy who never puts a lawyer down.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NJ4
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Bookbinder is a nice person and he makes all attorneys and litigants comfortable. He is a true expert in local government. Judge Bookbinder truly likes people and he tries to serve justice. He is excellent in settlement conferences because you know he is stating his honest opinion - not a line just to make you settle. He is naturally good at resolving disputes and therefore does not have to actually try many.