"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Deighton S. Waithe	See Rating Details
Housing Court
Bronx 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. Deighton S. Waithe

Comments

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY2745
Rating:3.3

Comments:
Judge Waithe refuses to follow the law, especially in the face of a sympathetic tenant. In my opinion, that makes for a bad judge. In a recent case, there was a statute right on point requiring the tenant to pay rent if the judge granted a second adjournment request, but the judge granted the request and denied my application to make the tenant pay. He also insulted me by saying that I was trying to school him in the law, assuring me that he knew it, when all I wanted was for him to follow it. Now the tenant gets 3 free months, 2 adjournments, no payment, no prospect of moving out.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY2131
Rating:1.3

Comments:
Worse judge ever. Does not take evidence into consideration. Very indecisive,a fine example of how the housing court system is unjust. He is a disgrace to the title "Honorable". I feel for the other judges who has to share the same title as him!

Other

Comment #: NY1671
Rating:10.0

Comments:
The best Judge I have had the pleasure of standing before one year ago. He's absolutely fair, thoughtful, a fantstic listener and noble. The title “Honorable” fits him 100% more than anyone else I have ever encountered in the court of law.