"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. John Andrew Kay	See Rating Details
District 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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What others have said about Hon. John Andrew Kay

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Litigant

Comment #: NY14125
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Judge Kay appeared more interested in clearing cases quickly rather than listening to the case in front of him. It was clear that he had not done any preparatory work on the case. The prosecutor can sit back and let Judge Kay essentially prosecute the case while he reminds the defendant of how much time the case is taking. When the defense was presented, Judge Kay kept interrupting (anything else?) and he ruled on evidence admissibility before allowing the defendant to argue why it should be admissible. Whatever the judge's intent, he made it appear that he already decided the case before the defendant could present it and was more interested in clearing his docket than considering any merit the case may have had.

Other

Comment #: NY5086
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This is the worst judge I have ever seen on the bench. How do they allow him to serve? If he forms an opinion of you, and it's not a good one -- you're screwed!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY4831
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Judge Kay is not at all up-to-date on case law and the codes, and makes it very obvious that his position is based on instinct. He never misses a chance to castigate a defendant or belittle an attorney. He ascended the bench after age 60, having spent a lifetime selling insurance. Not the judge you want to pull.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY4807
Rating:3.8

Comments:
This judge is quite ill-tempered, with an acid demeanour and an affinity for intimidation. He shouts and blusters and allows his widely-known Born-Again Christian perspective to polarize his views into categorical right-and-wrong.