"The Robing Room: CT State Judges

Hon. José A. Suarez	See Rating Details
Superior Court Judge District Court
Hartford 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. José A. Suarez

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CT732
Rating:1.0

Comments:
terrible judge

Litigant

Comment #: CT458
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Suarez is a nightmare judge who needs to be removed from the bench. He ignored and REWARDED the neglect and abuse of my son with autism and allowed my disabled son to be exploited by a divorce attorney and to skip and miss over 200 days of school when with his troubled mother - as I was PREVENTED from accessing and being a parent for my son so I and my family could get him to school. He prevented my current wife from being a mother for her son with autism for no valid reason or cause, causing her son to become non-verbal for months as he wondered what happened to his mother. He violated federal law by releasing my son's confidential and protected medical information into the public family court file. Suarez belongs behind bards - not behind any bench.

Litigant

Comment #: CT321
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Suarez is a complete nightmare and disaster. He violates state and federal law and ignores the Constitution. He allowed my autistic son to miss over 200 days of school when with his very troubled mother, allowed her divorce counsel to exploit my son and commit fraud, which cost our town over $180,000 to respond to. He was abusive on the bench and openly lied in his motions. He acted without jurisdiction and released my son's medical information to the public in violation of state and federal law and HIPAA. He needs to be removed from the bench.

Litigant

Comment #: CT137
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Suarez should be immediately removed from family court and never be allowed to return. This judge has no clue when it comes to the actual best interests of families and children and his orders make no practical or logical sense. His "orders" often contain glaring gaps and personal conjecture - rather than being based on any evidence or fact. He allows attorneys to assassinate the character of parents based on little more than falsehoods, and never focuses on a parent's ability to be one. Simply awful and deplorable. Judges like this have no business being in a family courtroom.

Other

Comment #: CT53
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Suarez failed to weigh all of the evidence evenly. He cut me off during my rebuttal testimony, so that I did not get a chance to fully defend myself against the accusations of the other party.

His memorandum had holes in it. As a Family Judge, he should have favored my son's best interest more. He failed to award weekend time to me (his mother), and became disgruntled when I went back to ask for a modification so that I can establish weekend visits. Needless to say, he did not do his job.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CT4
Rating:10.0

Comments:
An absolute gentleman. Quiet with a scholarly demeanor, but a nice sense of humor. Fair and balanced. He will patiently listen. Decent human being. Great jurist.