Hon. Melanie Donohue Appleby See Rating Details
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Ocean County
Vicinage 14
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Attorney Average Rating:   1.9 - 3 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   - 0 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. Melanie Donohue Appleby


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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NJ4699
Rating:1.1
Comments:
How could they allow her to sit on the bench to judge people when she attempted to inappropriately use lawyers to help in her own family court litigation

Court Staff

Comment #: NJ4003
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Worst judge possibly in the history of the world.

Needs to be removed, serious liability to anyone who appears in front of her, completely worthless

Court Staff

Comment #: NJ3869
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Complete idiot, a disgrace to the judicial system

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NJ3745
Rating:1.0
Comments:
It's unbelievable she is even a judge.

How is that possible?

She's worthless

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NJ1980
Rating:3.5
Comments:
Judge Appleby is now under investigation and may be removed from the bench if she is found to have covered up a crime. Overall she is not very savvy with the law.