"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Judith N. McMahon	See Rating Details
Supreme Court (Civil)
Richmond (Staten Island) County	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)

Comments

What others have said about Hon. Judith N. McMahon

Comments

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY4535
Rating:1.0

Comments:
She seriously has problems. She needs help. She just cannot comprehend the simple fact that the law needs to be applied in every case regardless of what her personal agenda is. If she has other opinions of how she would like the law to be then, she needs to take that up with The U.S. Senate. But, until then, she must understand that a law is a law and as an American citizen, I have a right to be protected by those laws. That is the reason the laws were put in place many, many years ago, to protect citizens from evil, vindictive judges like her! I don't like her. I don't like her attitude. I don't think she should be named an Administrative Judge, she does not deserve that title. She treats people like they are beneath her and does not even let you present your case to her, she cuts you off as soon as you bring up the laws and tells you to leave the courtroom. She doesn't want it to be put on the record, that's why. Ridiculous. It's a real shame that the people of Richmond County got stuck with a biased, arrogant, nasty judge like her. She is ruining lives and she does not care.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY3911
Rating:2.0

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One of the worst experiences I have ever had and I am no rookie. She has never practiced law to the best of my understanding and lacks judicial temprament. She simply does not want to hear the facts in an unbiased and rational manner. Disregards the law and is disrepectful to counsel and clients.She misquotes the law to reach a conclusion she wants to achieve. I am not sure if she has a pro plaintiff or pro defendant bias; I just think she is against banks, insurance companies, landlords, successful people...anything that has to do with capitalism. Thankfully we have an Appellate Division.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY3336
Rating:1.0

Comments:
PRO-PLAINTIFF JUDGE.DOES NOT LET DEFENDANTS SPEAK THEIR CASE.SHE IS COMPLETELY 100% BIASED.IT IS SCARY THAT SHE GETS AWAY WITH HER ACTIONS BECAUSE HER ACTIONS AFFECT PEOPLE'S LIVES.SHE DOES NOT EVEN CARE.SHE ONCE CALLED A DEFENDANT UP TO HER BENCH AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE AND SHE SHOWED NO EMOTION TO WHAT SHE HAD JUST BEEN TOLD AND JUST WENT ON WITH THE PROCEEDING.THAT IS COLD AND HEARTLESS!!!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY3305
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Two Words: Biased and Crooked.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY3231
Rating:1.0

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She dresses very unprofessional.When she first came out,I didn't know who she was because she was dressed so casual.I thought she was maybe a court reporter.How come she NEVER wears her robe? That is an insult on everyone in her courtroom.She should be ashamed of herself!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY3225
Rating:1.0

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SHE IS A TERRIBLE JUDGE...Who overlooks these judges to see that they are doing things right? Chief Judge Lippman needs to review her cases because she clearly needs supervision.I will be requesting that of him.

Other

Comment #: NY3059
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
She needs to actually "listen" to what defendants actually have to say.She is rude.She needs to abide the law and not ignore the facts that are put out there right in front of her face.A motion is made for a reason,not to be ignored by her.She is not a fair judge and I will be appealing her decision if she does not make the right one.And,I have no problem filing a report against her for not doing things by the book.Every law must be abided by whether she like it or not.I don't care if she favors the attorneys over pro-se,that is her perogative...but,she needs to follow the laws that is why they were written.If she doesn't want to do that,then she can step off her bench and let someone else take over that will.We all deserve fair justice,and that I don't see her giving.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY3030
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I had a motion in front of her and she refused to hear it saying that dispositive motions don't stay discovery (which is 100% incorrect - they do). She obviously knew the other (local SI) attorney and was being intentionally biased. After discovery I refiled the motion and oddly enough the case settled. In addition to being crooked, her temperament is unbelievably crass.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY2200
Rating:2.9

Comments:
if you get her on a day that she is not otherwise mentally engaged or mentally absent, she actually does know the law.. unfortunately this is rare ..more often than not she is busy handing out pre-printed decisions sometimes with the wrong caption just to push paper so she can devote her time to politics and her personal ambition to get to a higher court ... she is both impatient and intolerant ..

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY1863
Rating:1.5

Comments:
I have had a threshold motion returnable before Judge McMahon since July 2010. Now after numerous adjournments given to plaintiff's counsel in am attempt to defeat my motion with his terrible case, he finally sent me a reply six months later without a doctor's affirmation. I timely responded with a reply and the case was marked final. However, Judge McMahon decided to grant yet another adjournment at the final conference and told plaintiff's counsel to get a doctor's affirmation and send in a second opposition which is completely rediculous. SHE IS A COMPLETE PRO-PLAINTIFF TERRIBLE JUDGE. It's no wonder that her courtroom is completely overcrowded on motion conference days. She refuses to make any decisions and allows cases to drag on for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON. I give her the lowest rating available (that is unless I brought a garbage plaintiff's case before her).