"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Sherry Klein Heitler	See Rating Details
Supreme Court
New York 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. Sherry Klein Heitler

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY9301
Rating:3.9

Comments:
She should not be on the bench in light of her ties with Shelly Silver. She should get a special assignment as his home health aide. She has a poor demeanor with a sense of entitlement that exudes arrogance. She is a civil servant and should take a course in humility -- with Shelly.

Litigant

Comment #: NY6278
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I found Judge Heitler to be a very nice, fair and compassionate women.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY5084
Rating:9.9

Comments:
She is one of the best jurists around!

Litigant

Comment #: NY4413
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Sherry Klein Heiter, the "Beauty Parlor" Judge, is know to coif and groom herself on office time. She works along with Judge Laura Drager in New York City "Divorce Company", where rich men get richer, by making richer lawyers even richer. She has overlooked Domestic Violence, Tax Fraud, Federal Bankruptcy Fraud and Corruption to further the bottom line of Drager's Divorce Company.
Heitler has been effective in ignoring the cries of countless women and children who have had their homes unlawfully seized. Maybe she can't hear the injustice, because the drone of the hair dryer in the beauty parlor is drowning it out.

Litigant

Comment #: NY4412
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Sherry Klein Heiter, the "Beauty Parlor" Judge, is know to coif and groom herself on office time. She works along with Judge Laura Drager in New York City "Divorce Company", where rich men get richer, by making richer lawyers even richer. She has overlooked Domestic Violence, Tax Fraud, Federal Bankruptcy Fraud and Corruption to further the bottom line of Drager's Divorce Company.
Heitler has been effective in ignoring the cries of countless women and children who have had their homes unlawfully seized. Making she can't hear the injustice, because the drone of the hair dryer in the beauty parlor is drowning it out.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY3853
Rating:1.0

Comments:
For you Mrs. Klein Heitler, as you were also involved in February this year to take this case out of the claws of Mr. Matthew Cooper. And to let you know about the qualities of your colleaques a copy of my comment to Lori Sattler:
Please read the comment I wrote to Mrs. Lori Sattler

Litigant

Comment #: NY3510
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Incorrectly protected another Judge, instead of protecting justice. Shame on you.

Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: NY3468
Rating:4.2

Comments:
Irrational but nice

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY1249
Rating:9.0

Comments:
A really good judge. I have not had occasion to try a case before her, but her handling of pretrial matters, including complex motions, is exemplary. A pleasure to work in front of.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY1005
Rating:8.0

Comments:
A good judge all around.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY747
Rating:1.3

Comments:
To call her biased, unfair and without any sense of justice does not accurately capture Judge Heitler's eccentric brand of jurisprudence. But I am being kind. Judge Heitler will not hesitate to engage in ex parte communications with either party. She has no regard for the rules and little regard for the law. In one of several cases in which I appeared before her, she decided the entire claim from the outset solely on the basis of the plaintiff's complaint. Her decision was made clear from the outset of the case, in advance of any opposing papers or testimony.
Judge Heitler's behavior is neither abusive nor particularly unprofessional - just ridiculous. At various times during the course of a case she will ask that the litigants "smile." If a male judge would have made that request to a female litigant, it would no doubt have been the subject of a sexual bias complaint. Judge Heitler, on the other hand, behaved more like my grandmother than a judge. Her rulings, ultimately, are wildly flawed and in one instance she refused to enter her judgment to permit the losing party to appeal. Time for Judge Heitler to retire.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY626
Rating:9.9

Comments:
A terrific jurist!