"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Javier E. Vargas	See Rating Details
Family Court
Kings (Brooklyn) 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. Javier E. Vargas

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY12576
Rating:1.0

Comments:
A silly person. Terribly terribly Biased, ignorant of the law, careless regarding procedure. Ignorant about family psychology, child development, social science, and due process. Ridiculous and harmful disgrace to the bench. Doesn't empathize with children. Self-conscious because he is that bad.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY12575
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Chronically late, clearly overwhelmed, flagrantly biased, histrionic in presentation, extremely unfriendly to victims of domestic violence. Disturbing level of misogyny in the courtroom. Total disregard of basic judicial canons and rules of evidence. Because he struggles so much to manage his docket, he goes through periods where he dismisses ongoing disputes sua sponte and without cause, causing significant harm to litigants who must then "start over". I don't know that he is cognizant of how his habits impact the professionals and litigants in his courtroom, and to that end, he comes off as more narcissistic than the typical judge.

Litigant

Comment #: NY10441
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Hon. Javier Vargas is an amazing judge, as well as a person, giving his full attention to the people in his court room. My case was not in any way straightforward, and I had a 50/50 when entered his court room for a real trial (witnesses, evidence, all pro se). No need to say I was scared, and Hon. Javier Vargas made it easy, but what is even more important, after he read the verdict, he took the trouble to offer his personal comment, and that comment made it clear, that he paid his total attention to every word that was said in the room. Totally amazing! I fell in love with him!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY10401
Rating:9.5

Comments:
Judge Vargas is a gentleman on the bench. Fair and friendly to both sides. He gave me an emergency hearing when I really needed one.