Hon. Joseph J. Maltese See Rating Details

Supreme Court
Richmond (Staten Island) County
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Attorney Average Rating:   9.4 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   10.0 - 1 rating(s)
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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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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY8657
Rating:9.0
Comments:
A wonderful judge. Richmond's loss is the entire Second Department's gain.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY6872
Rating:10.0
Comments:
Wonderful judge. Very smart and fair.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY6364
Rating:8.4
Comments:
Good person, good judge , smart on evidence and runs a congenial yet controlled court room- pleasure to do trials before

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY5113
Rating:9.6
Comments:
Staten Island is losing a good Supreme Court judge, but the Second Department is gaining an even-handed and fair one. (Perhaps this will balance the arrogance and unfairness of the Napoleonic Judge Mastro.)

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY4983
Rating:9.9
Comments:
I wish he would enlighten the other judges in the Supreme Court and tell them not to allow fraudulent foreclosures to go through. It is unjust. The Administrative Judge took all the foreclosure cases for herself so that she would be sure to make them all go through: fraud, forgery, robo-signing and all. She didn't like that Judge Maltese was checking the paperwork for wrongdoings, and that he was doing the right thing and upholding the law.

Litigant

Comment #: NY4186
Rating:10.0
Comments:
I wish I could have him as my judge. The judge that my case is assigned to is letting the other side get away with so much fraud on the court, that it is unreal. I read many case outcomes from Judge Maltese and he takes his time to look into a case and makes sure that justice is done right. I wish I had that same fairness in my case but, unfortunately I was assigned the wrong judge in my case for that to happen.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY3869
Rating:9.9
Comments:
He is what every judge ought to be. He is fair, grounded in the law (rather than ideology) and protective of his community--Staten Island. God bless the man, and may he remain at the bench for many more years to come.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY3232
Rating:10.0
Comments:
Wish I would have gotten him assigned to my case.It is extremely important for a judge to be fair,listen to all the facts,take his time and follow the laws because whatever his decision is will be affecting someone's life.I have heard many good things about Judge Maltese.He sounds like a good guy that cares about the people and the law.That's exactly how a judge should be!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY2198
Rating:8.4
Comments:
fair, lets the attorneys try their cases, willing to listen to arguments on issues , will spend whatever time is necessary to obtain a fair and just result for the litigants

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY1233
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
An excellent judge.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY646
Rating:9.7
Comments:
Exactly what you want in a judge no matter which side of the "v" you are on.