"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Hannah Cohen	See Rating Details
Housing 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. Hannah Cohen

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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY13663
Rating:2.1

Comments:
not interested in truth or justice, could easily be replaced with a robot as the thought process is not triggered by obvious discrepancies in events, content, of what is stated to be fact. Shows obvious bias and openly mocks defendant. contradicts herself in her opinions and orders, Flippant and lacking ability to see beneath the surface of issues to reveal underlying currents that can reveal bad faith and motivations of self gain; Has the power to make life and death decisions but neither the oversight nor the internal sense of humanity to use it responsibly

Other

Comment #: NY13446
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This is the worst judge I have encountered. Probably the only judge who is not willing to even look at the evidence. Her vocabulary consists of "do you have the money now" and completely disregards any type of evidence. To top it off, she lies in the court of law, does not allow both parties be heard, is unwilling to listen to the background and following story. She is not knowledgeable on the law and should take an updated course on legal rights of tenants and landlords. From the get go she is not interested at listening to anything whatsoever you might have to say. I am filing a formal complaint with proper channels. I highly recommend everyone to do as its clear that her courtroom condones illegal acts from whatever party she feels like favoring for the day. She is rude, and I cant emphasize enough her lack of professionalism to allow the person in front of her speak up. She should not be a judge.

Other

Comment #: NY13329
Rating:10.0

Comments:
I worked in Judge Cohen's courtroom. She was professional, knowledgable, even-tempered, and fair.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY12650
Rating:1.6

Comments:
Judge Hannah Cohen is by far the worst Housing Judge currently on the bench and one of the worst in the history of the court. Brazenly biased towards landlords, vindictive, personally mean and nasty. She should not be on the bench. There is general agreement within the tenant bar about her bias and bad temperament. She lacks any of the attributes required of a judge.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY12084
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This Judge is pro landlord all the way. Wouldn’t entertain an OSC after repairs were not done until I proved the landlord got his money. Once proven the judge’s solution was to give the landlord more time to make repairs. So I have to take another week off from work to have the landlord send unskilled labor to destroy my property. Then she said I have to sue in another Court for property damages.

Litigant

Comment #: NY11889
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Doesn’t have the temperament necessary to be a judge. Does not apply the law in an even handed manner. Her decisions are arbitrary, capricious irrational and, illegal as a matter of law. She has a tendency to bully litigants to further an agenda and, you can easily get the feeling she would rather be somewhere else other than siting on the bench listening to litigants. Don’t expect to get a fair trial with her on the bench. She so more interested in assembly line justice

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY11087
Rating:1.3

Comments:
She is inattentive, somnolent, slow in thought and mendacious. And,not above calling unrepresented derisive names.

Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: NY4323
Rating:9.3

Comments:
She is an excellent judge with a patient and calm demeanor. She knows the law and applies it fairly.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY2242
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Has no experience as a trial lawyer and it is painfully obvious that she carried her demeanor as a court attorney to the bench. She was placed on the bench to fulfill some sort of agenda and apparently she is seeing fit to follow it and ruin any chance landlords have of receiving a fair shake.