"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Michael L. Katz	See Rating Details
Civil Court
New York 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)

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What others have said about Hon. Michael L. Katz

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY13688
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Mr Katz does not have an oath of office on record with the Secretary of State. He’s not a real judge but an attorney acting as judge. [Redacted by Ed.] . He needs to be investigated. He is a bias [redacted] with no regard for children. His ego is the biggest thing in the courtroom. He ignores the rights of parents and does not apply the actual law and is not concerned about anyone’s rights. He needs to be removed.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY13516
Rating:1.6

Comments:
Pray you never have to appear before Katz!!! He chooses sides. He stays on his personal computer during trial and does not listen to the side he has not chosen to side with. Imagine your life with your children being less important than his personal computer. Katz allows perjury in his court room. He does not care about the truth.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY13506
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Katz does not read the motions in front of him, he tries to get the facts from the oral arguments which leads to bad decisions,as many attorneys simply lie.
I have witnessed it on many occassions.
Please get in touch with me if you are interested in getting the facts together and send a letter of complaint to Albany. They investigate judicial misconduct.

Litigant

Comment #: NY13486
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Favors Abusive fathers because he is all for fathers rights he doesn’t feel Domestic violence in front of children is Abuse ! I agree with the comments below if you have a female Lawyer he will not let her finish only listens to the male lawyers . I guess all a father has to do is cry alienation and Katz will not put the childrens best interest first he has long as they get to see the father .

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY13392
Rating:4.5

Comments:
Biased and let his personal belief makehis dicisions show ignorant of law to make verdict he wants. Awfull person abusing his too much power. He doesn't listen to answers or have respect for lawyer

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY13388
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Katz does not hold attorneys accountable. He ruled that depositions be prepared by a certain date and a year later the attorneys have not taken any depositions. However Katz accepts frivolous motions prolonging the case and wasting hundreds of thousand of dollars on attorney fees. Meanwhile lives of the innocent are wrecked. The lies that set a case in motion are ignored.

Other

Comment #: NY13377
Rating:1.0

Comments:
The Honorable Katz interrupts and talks over female attorneys resulting in verbalized case points falling unheard in court. He either doesn’t read the evidence presented or he doesn’t want to be confused with the provable facts. Male attorneys are allowed by Katz to finish their sentences whereas female attorneys rarely are allowed to finish a sentence without his interruption. His court does not consider a child’s well being. His court only recognizes the parent’s wants that he chooses to side with regardless of the provable facts. He can’t be bothered with the evidence and the law. Hearts are broken in his court and children are traumatized by his reckless off the cuff rulings. Defendants represented by a female attorney in his court are disadvantaged and have very little hope of having one’s case truly heard.

Other

Comment #: NY13147
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Michael L Katz is un unfair judge that destroys people’s lives. He discriminates people that cannot afford expensive attorneys in favour of top NY lawyers. He does not listen and he has an intimidating attitude. He is conceited and mean-spirited and humiliates people with the way he talks to them. People like him should not be in a power position like this.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY12320
Rating:4.6

Comments:
Terribly biased and judgemental matrimonial judge with a bad temperament. Father's beware as he will side with the mother 990% of the time. He is power hungry and mad.

Other

Comment #: NY11048
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Does not apply the law.