"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. John H. Rouse	See Rating Details
County Court
Suffolk 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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Litigant

Comment #: NY12881
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Rouse is a pro-lender... his decision are very damaging to real victims in the foreclosure area... see: Index#28001/2009 and Index# 70618/2014 ... he used a Referee`s report that was extremely colluded by Armand J. Araujo ... if the court assigned a referee to compute the alleged debt... the court must review that report and make sure that is accurate... the plaintiff used the e-filing as a tool to bring forward a new action with the same faulty documents that Honorable Judge Spinner rejected on Index# 28001/2009 ... the action was dismissed without prejudice ... the plaintiff came back 1 year and four months after the statue of limitation... misleading the court and the defendants that a new action was commenced charging the name of Madeline Rivera to a "fictitious name" to mislead the court and at the same time removed Rivera and/or at the stage of judgment of foreclosure amend the caption but in this case they did not amended because their fraud will be exposed... with full knowledge that Madeline Rivera did not signed those documents and they are forgeries... the court allowed the plaintiff to schedule an auction... an order to show cause was filed to stop the sale on thursday and the auction was ... the plaintiff was in default by not appearing and judge Rouse used the "eleven hour" denying our OTS w TRO at 3:45 to 4pm with the intent to eliminate any option to stop the sale... his behavior was ill... without any consideration for a minority latin family that are real victims ... NOT STRAWBUYERS ... real victims... we requested a different judge it was denied we requested a change of venue it was denied... we tried to get away from this judge at no vail... now again we are facing a sale of our home on July 28, 2022 after been denied a cross-motion to stay the proceedings pending the resolution of the Appellate Division Second Department Docket # 2018-06354 which is 'fully briefed" and again he denied the request... Judge Rouse is bias... he should have reviewed the case and the previous order by Honorable Judge Spinner and be more respectful to him and allow us to defend our case properly but his mission was on the stroke of his pen to make a very hard working family homeless WITHOUT NO DUE PROCESS... if this is good judge... we the people are in big trouble... IN GOD WE TRUST...

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY12880
Rating:10.0

Comments:
I found Judge Rouse to be an excellent judge in my infant's compromise and he treated my clients with great deference and respect. 10/10

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY12040
Rating:2.8

Comments:
It's been 11 months since bench trial and not a word from the court. Actually, 2 months ago we were asked to submit a Jury Verdict Sheet (for a bench trial!). Still no decision.

Judge told us at the outset how he thought he would end up ruling.
He embraced a preference for one side as soon as counsel first walked into his chambers and strong evidence and testimony to the contrary did not have an affect on him.

I'm thinking of sending him an anniversary card next month.

Other

Comment #: NY10192
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
very dissapointing dealing with this judge...pro lender...treats homeowners like we are a sickness...dont lusten to any of our cries and pleadings while we are searching for justice...sad very sad...

Litigant

Comment #: NY10188
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Really pleasant, very nice, fair minded, quality judge. Doesn't abuse his position his proposed resolutions are well thought out and even handed. He sees thru all the bs and tries to bring the parties together. He hasn't ruled on my case so yet so I'm not being swayed in my opinion by any particular outcome of my case.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY9638
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Two "decisions" from this judge and all he is capable of is denying a motion without any explanation. After the many hours the lawyers put into the motions, it is most disrespectful to the bar when a judge simply denies a motion. Disrespect or lack of knowledge. In either event, this man is not suited to sit in judgment.