"The Robing Room: NY State Judges

Hon. Clifton A Nembhard	See Rating Details
Housing 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. Clifton A Nembhard

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY14109
Rating:7.0

Comments:
This judge will straight up sit and see how a case goes even though he knows it is (A) bunk (B) malicious litigation and/or (C) outside of his jurisdiction. His curiosity and inclination to dig deeper is out of his own ambition and not in the best interests of the parties. I dont think hes a bad judge, more like the power went to his head and he forgot that judicial deference is just that, deference. You cannot just straight up ignore 2dpt precedent just because you feel like it.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY12009
Rating:2.9

Comments:
Does not grasp the law of collateral estoppel and the interplay between DHCR, the Courts, and other coordinate branches.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: NY11883
Rating:8.6

Comments:
The previous post says it well. Hears both sides, very interested in the matters before him. Hard to read sometimes, but that's not a criticism by any means.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: NY11086
Rating:7.8

Comments:
He has a unassuming nature. He asks probative and relevant questions. He a beacon in a system where there is a lot of darkness.