"The Robing Room: MD State Judges

Hon. Cynthia Callahan	See Rating Details
Circuit Judge Circuit Court
Montgomery County 6th Circuit	See Comments

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* 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. Cynthia Callahan

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Probation or Pretrial Officer

Comment #: MD9459
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This Judge would go outside the law. She would simply make up her mind and rule on her personal opinion not the law. I understand she stepped down because she had Alzheimer’s related issue. Shame on her to stay on the bench knowing her had major medical memory issues. This is a crime but nothing will be done. She made warped decisions that affected people’s life. Shame on you and all who knew.

Other

Comment #: MD8316
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I am from Texas so is my 7 year old daughter. My daughter's grandma took her to Maryland to visit a son she has and filed for custody with Maryland courts and told me I could not get her back according to the courts. I was never served papers but I looked online made calls and This judge Callahan granted custody. I'm having a hard time getting permission to bring My Daughter back to Texas where she belongs. All because of a child thief grandma and this judge.

Other

Comment #: MD8253
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Callahan is simply supporting the DHHS-CWS agenda of using unconstitutional and illegal acts to steal children from their rightful family and adopt them out under false pretence for the sole reason of funding the Department with Federal Reimbursement via the ASFA and in violation of the False Claims act. All of this is done in a private courtroom, out of the public eye, while using a child's right to anonymity to keep the cases sealed from any form of accountability.

Other

Comment #: MD8233
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge needs to go asap. Does not follow the law makes up her own.should be off the bench silver spoon white privilege...she ignores the facts she does not want to hear then makes up her own

Other

Comment #: MD8189
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Horrible Horrible "Judge" all the complaints on here I have read are very very true about her

Other

Comment #: MD8099
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Horrible! Had her mind made up within the first few minutes. She couldn't retain details and wouldn't look at all evidence.

Other

Comment #: MD8078
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I agree with the statements of other participants that she reaches judgement before all the facts are heard. My attorney informed me just before the trial about what she is inclined to do and I ended up to signing up custody case purely under duress. She is malleable, and she shaped her opinion under the pressure of the influential attorney of the opposite side.I already knew everything that she wants to rule on the case three days before the trial. She gave preferences to the parent who was uninvolved into patenting , abusive , and who admitted some of his faults in the court room.
She also refused to rule out about the matter that was important for the case and many hours was spent on the matter. That shows how little she cares.She is prejudiced and rude towards people whose first language is not English.Her court orders are sloppy and paragraphs sometimes contradict to each other.
Ultimately, the fact that she takes domestic abuse easily, and awards abusers rights that she takes from another parent is extremely alarming and unacceptable

Other

Comment #: MD8029
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
People need to vote out Judge Callahan. She is a bad judge. A very bad judge, in fact a lawyer friend of mine in Virginia mentioned that all lawyers know that the judges of Montgomery County are the worst in the country. CALLAHAN was scheduled to hear my case and in a slight of hand for the high profile attorney my Ex hired Judge Jordan took over when our case didn’t get settled Callahan stepped back in. She knew NOTHING about our case and yet she was completely prejudiced against me. Due to back channel gossip. Journalist have let the good people of Montgomery County for not holding the judges accountable. Judge Callahan is a bad judge she should be removed from the bench. They shouldn’t be allowed to hide their unethical deeds in private hearings.

Litigant

Comment #: MD8028
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Cynthia Callahan rules on her emotions and reaches judgments early in a case before all of the facts are heard. She is thin-skinned and very insecure. More frighteningly, she is the worst type of bigot one finds in contemporary America--a bigot who wears black robes and who therefore can get away with her bigotry, especially in family law cases where privacy concerns prevent the public from learning about her immoral and dishonest conduct.

Other

Comment #: MD8005
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Hon. should not be infront of her name.She flate out lies ..LIES to build her personel case.She needs to go.She doesnot rule on facts only her feelings that are wrong.I will do what i can to remove this evil person.Might i add a siler spoon kid white priv to the max

Other

Comment #: MD7846
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
What judge Kallahan did is she gave legal custody to the parent who admitted that he was leaving the child locked and unsupervised in the vehicle multiple times and did not believe it was a big deal. The father admitted his abusive actions as well, and yet she favoured him while making a decision. She also gave legal rights to the parent who never initiated any medical visits, and punished mother, who never took drugs, worked and took care of her children.Shame.

Court Staff

Comment #: MD7794
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Honorable Judge Callahan:
As you are one of the very few family law judges who works toward “just” results, you must look into Judge Ryon’s inexplicably decision in the Eric Holt case. It was the most ludicrous decision ever, and handed over kids to a co firmed abuser. She (Ryon) is either on drugs, or so sick in the head, she thought she was doling out justice. The boy’s mother was found dead on mother’s day. Her death is on RYON’s hands. You will see as this case and the whole full blown farce of parental alienation is dissected and shown to be the culprit in handing kids to their abuser snd away from the only normal parent they have, snd away from their only protection. Please read the many articles on Holt case, including in Forbes. The upcoming media reports will make mockery of your court, and rightly so.

Court Staff

Comment #: MD7787
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Callahan NEEDS to take these comments seriously and clean up her courthouse. She should not allow all the current male judges to work against women and children. What goes on in this wealthiest county of the country's wealthiest state, is a disgrace. Callahan needs to clone herself and put each of "her" in each courtroom, after deriding them of the shams.

Litigant

Comment #: MD7784
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Justice Callahan is - shockingly - a judge who follows the law, and does not get swept away by the BS litigants and their attorneys try to push her way.
Finally, a real judge who works toward just results. How surprising.
Keep her on the bench!!!

Litigant

Comment #: MD7704
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I totally agree with four previous comments:1)"Watch out she is doing things behind closed doors". She makes judgments before learning the facts in family cases 2)"Blatently disregards facts""She does what she wants when she wants no matter the law.".3)"she never lets the facts or the law get in the way of doing what she thinks should be done". 4)"Her own bias comes through in her decision. "
Very dissapoining.

Other

Comment #: MD7337
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Sitting on a motion for a year .She does what she wants when she wants no matter the law.She needs to go .So sad they let her be a judge.She is not fit to be a judge .She rules on feeling not the law .Watch out she is doing things behind closed doors.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD7253
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Weak judge.
Thinks she's God's gift to the court.
Has the audacity to offer advice to lawyers on improving their trial skills.
Really? She should worry about her own skills instead!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: MD6133
Rating:1.0

Comments:
She is dishonest to say the least. She once sat on a motions for three to four weeks doing nothing. She is a terrible judge. She is unfair and chose to be that way.

Other

Comment #: MD5590
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Blatently disregards facts. Seems to be biased against men. Escalates spending with court appointed experts and then does not follow expert's recommendations. Her own bias comes through in her decision.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD4474
Rating:9.6

Comments:
One of the best judges I have been before in over 25 years of litigation. She understood the issues and was able to get down to the pertinent facts. Great disposition

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD2262
Rating:9.5

Comments:
She is a very fair judge. Even when she rules against you, she will give you pointers on how to improve, and will let you know why she ruled against you in a fair way.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD1957
Rating:7.5

Comments:
Nice person, but not as smart as she thinks she is. Tends to view matters from the "Montgomery County" perspective (i.e. everyone has money). I think she does try to be fair, but she never lets the facts or the law get in the way of doing what she thinks should be done. She can be condescending to parties and attorneys.

Litigant

Comment #: MD1350
Rating:9.0

Comments:
Very patient and polite

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD1339
Rating:2.8

Comments:
She makes judgments before learning the facts in family cases. All in all, she is generally fair. The condescension is unnecessary.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD1308
Rating:10.0

Comments:
I appeared before Judge Callahan for a civil motion and obseerved her through the entire docket. She was patient, exercised control over the courtroom, respectful of all parties and attorneys and gave sound, calm reasons for her decisions. She engaged in colloquy with counsel to get to the critical issue in dispute and decided the cases on the merits.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD1201
Rating:9.5

Comments:
Patient and thorough. Will help settle a case with creative suggestions. willing to be educated.

Other

Comment #: MD944
Rating:8.0

Comments:
Very to the point judge...yet very considerate of children. At times can move too swiftly though...

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: MD930
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Highly intellectual. Very even-handed.
Brillant jurist.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MD856
Rating:8.4

Comments:
A new but good judge.