"The Robing Room: PA State Judges

Hon. Diane E. Gibbons	See Rating Details
Judge Common Pleas
Bucks 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. Diane E. Gibbons

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Litigant

Comment #: PA387
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Awful. Through my career I worked with judges from the state to federal level on family and criminal matters. She is easily in a class by herself - no proper presence on the bench, a bully mentality, a yell/scream approach to silence and omit REAL evidence. My kids suffered because of her for years - YEARS, and still do to this day as adults. A judge simply needs to be impartial, listen, review and decide. She failed completely on all three of the first matters and I believe because she did not want to have to actually sort through things to make a sound, fair and well-intentioned (for children) decision. Shame on her and I feel bad for anyone who has to go before her. And judge? Contrary to what you decreed that day many years ago - my kids spent well over 50 percent of their time with me and have nearly blocked their mother from their lives completely because of her abuse towards them (something you just would not even think about considering). Shame on you and get over yourself

Other

Comment #: PA159
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I don't know how she goes to bed at night . She is one of the meanest, disrespectful people I have ever met. She screams, yells and belittles everyone in the courtroom from the defendants to the attorneys. How does she keep her job? She is so unprofessional. I am hoping someone puts a stop to this bipolar, hysterical judge.

Litigant

Comment #: PA70
Rating:1.0

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From personal experience only, she is just plain awful. She has zero patience, screams over anyone else talking, refuses to hear pertinent evidence, shuts down all efforts for a fair hearing and simply does not take all factors into account. She is far too disinterested and self-important. I've worked with judges for 30 years and she has, by leaps and bounds, the worst demeanor on the bench of anyone I have ever witnessed. Hopefully she won't be back when her term expires. I feel bad for anyone who goes before her, particularly on domestic relations matters