Hon. Gisela Cardonne ElyJudgeCircuit CourtMiami-Dade
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
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| 132229 | Other | No Rating | ALL COURT REPORTERS HATE HER!!!!!!!!!! SHE TELLS US WE CAN'T USE AUDIO BACKUP, WHICH IS MALPRACTICE ON HER PART!!! HORRENDOUS AND SUCH A DISGRACE TO THE LEGAL COMMUNITY!!!!!! COURT REPORTING AGENCIES HAVE TO BEG AND BRIBE REPORT...Read More | 04/11/2025 10:54 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 62819 | Other | No Rating | The court reporting community is so glad she is no longer on the bench. She is completely ignorant when it comes to making a record of proceedings. She doesn't even want a record. She was as difficult as possible for court repor...Read More | 12/18/2018 01:57 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 51873 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Does not follow the law. Cares only about clearing her caseload. | 09/26/2017 01:35 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 50552 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Manic rants do not procure winning judgements. I had a good experience with this judge. | 07/11/2017 08:09 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 50386 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | If you're an attorney, you can make up your own law, and she'll sign orders enforcing your new law. | 06/30/2017 02:34 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 50207 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Honorable Judge Cardonne Ely has retained her position on the bench because she recognizes the difference between real trial attorneys and shifty hustlers. She has minimal tolerance for the second. She is cognizant to what is goin...Read More | 06/19/2017 06:18 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 49996 | Litigant | No Rating | Hard to believe but I have to agree with prior ratings by Attorney's. She is the worst Judge I have ever seen. Unfair, does not make good judgements, has no idea what is going on. Fails to lol at the evidence. She needs to be ...Read More | 06/07/2017 03:13 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 49792 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Good judge, objective perspective. Does not tolerate EX PARTE communication. Firm disposition does not tolerate belligerent behavior. Not pedantic, however do not under estimate her knowledge of the rules and Florida Statues. | 05/27/2017 11:58 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 49791 | Litigant | No Rating | Fair judge objective perspective. Does not tolerate EX PARTE communication. | 05/27/2017 11:38 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 49790 | Other | No Rating | Good judge. Maintains appropriate boundaries. | 05/27/2017 11:30 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 49788 | Litigant | No Rating | Who cares who this judge married and who was her spouse! She should retire and leave well enough alone. She's bitter and incompetent. She plunders the rule of law and obviously has a negative reputation with those that have bee...Read More | 05/27/2017 06:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 49785 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Honorable Judge Cardonne actually does more of an assessment then allot of you arrogant lawyers know. Yes she is conservative however she is bipartisan. The reason judges delay is to compel both parties to come to an amicable res...Read More | 05/27/2017 05:05 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 49509 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Out of every judge I've been before in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, she is easily the one least likely to be apprised of the subject matter and most likely to openly ignore the law. This includes binding precedent from ...Read More | 05/17/2017 10:17 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 48371 | Other | No Rating | A lady that rules in a fair manner. Does not tolerate misconduct. Quiet yet observevant. | 03/21/2017 12:10 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 47633 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | She has horrible temper issues. She talks down to members of the bar and doesn't treat people with respect. | 02/09/2017 11:50 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 46744 | Other | No Rating | Quite poor! She expresses to be neutral but fails to read the pleadings to know the competentcy of them for pro se litigants. Ignores the defense and laws placed on those pleadings that covers and protect the pro se litigant in a...Read More | 12/14/2016 12:11 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 46743 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | So I just drew Gisella as counsel in a case against my client. I'm ecstatic because drawing her means that nothing will ever get done in this case. She is the true embodiment of justice delayed is justice denied. | 12/14/2016 10:05 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 40078 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | The worst judge in Miami-Dade. If you are assigned to her court, seek recusal. Her decisions are based on personal feelings and not the law. | 01/08/2016 09:14 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 38393 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Openly favors her CABA colleagues. She completely ignored my Motion for Sanctions, even though the attorney admitted his fault. When told what the case was about she rolled her eyes. She is the opposite of impartial, fair and u...Read More | 10/21/2015 11:52 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 31641 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | She is among the worst judges in Miami-Dade county. She doesn't look at the facts, doesn't read the pleadings, and makes contradictory statements in her final judgment. | 12/13/2014 09:22 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 30263 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | There are a lot of stupid, lazy, and arrogant judges on the Miami-Dade County bench. Cardonne-Ely is easily in the top 5. She knows that no one will touch her because she has the full support of the CABA. | 10/23/2014 06:50 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 23080 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | As an attorney, it saddens me that so many of the individuals appointed or elected to the bench to serve and enforce justice and fairness are actually there for their own gain. I am astounded how so many judges either give the app...Read More | 08/29/2013 10:34 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 20796 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Every time I appear before her she is discussing how she would rather be shopping, or going away, and how she is going to get out of doing the next trial or special set hearing she has. Her rulings flout the law, and she does no...Read More | 03/28/2013 04:35 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 20786 | Other | No Rating | This judge has no business hearing complex litigation. Although I must admit her ignorance has on occasion worked in my favor, her lack of dedication has no place on the bench. It's discouraging to all sides regardless of the ou...Read More | 03/28/2013 09:11 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 18963 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Not sure if this is true, but CE was recently worried that the foreclosure docket may impede her ability to try real cases. No worries CE...it's common knowledge that you don't try or rule on ANYTHING, regardless of whether it's a...Read More | 12/05/2012 02:56 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 18554 | Litigant | No Rating | We were just finished coming to to a settlement in the hall when we were told to go into the courtroom to finish our talk, whereby the judge enters and announces how she is going to rule without even know the facts. It totally bl...Read More | 11/14/2012 02:27 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 15883 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | worst judge ever, lack of work ethic exceeded only by her arrogance | 07/03/2012 05:10 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 15854 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Still unbelievable that this judge did not draw an opponent in this 2012 election cycle. We're stuck with another 6 years of the worst judge in the state. A monkey would do a better job - - be brighter, more fair, more punctual,...Read More | 07/02/2012 08:22 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 15432 | Litigant | No Rating | This judge lost our case file for 4 years in a municipal pension litigation case which happens to involve the city where she lives. Her ruling which came after a settlement had taken place was moronic. This lady should not be on a...Read More | 06/12/2012 03:23 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 14963 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | No Rating | best i can tell you guys to do is do what i do, if i draw her, i file a motion to recuse based on her bias against me, the atty of record for the defendant (or plaintiff) as may be the case. or in the alternative, hope that it is...Read More | 05/16/2012 09:23 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 14954 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I am an attorney, and Judge Cardonne Ely is unfair, biased attoney in favor of Foreclosue Mill Plaintiff's counsel - Foreclosure Mills that have even been charged by Attorney General for Fraud and cited fr fraud in many, many fore...Read More | 05/16/2012 03:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 14870 | Other | No Rating | Comment#FL2349 is obviously written by an illiterate person. He/she spells justice "justise" I agree with the prior comment about the rater being dead wrong. Cardonne Ely is a disgrace to the bench and very illiterate. | 05/08/2012 04:42 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 14863 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | the last rater is dead wrong and either works for her or was the beneficiary of her unfairness. this is a rediculous rating, but proves that pt barnum was right you can fool some of the people some of the time. | 05/08/2012 09:30 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 14862 | Other | No Rating | This judge is very caring and fair. She makes me think that there is justise in this world after all. She considers the facts and, even though she is totally overloaded with cases, she takes the time to look at the pleadings and...Read More | 05/08/2012 08:32 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 14742 | Other | No Rating | I will second that about all court reporters hate this judge. She does not allow reporters to have an audio recording for backup. This causes inaccurate transcripts and is a nightmare for court reporters. When attorneys start s...Read More | 04/29/2012 03:45 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 14700 | Litigant | No Rating | She clearly has her "favorites" and ignores the law when making her rulings. In my case, she ruled for the other side every time and refused to recuse herself. In a suit on a note wherein the law clearly states the note has to b...Read More | 04/27/2012 07:57 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 14684 | Other | No Rating | All court reporters hate this judge. She will not allow audio because she got caught saying things off the record she later tried to deny saying and was busted. She is totally dishonest. She is a disgrace to the bench. She is ...Read More | 04/26/2012 08:51 PM | Contact reviewer |
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| 11334 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | No, she doesn't read the robing room or anything else for that matter. loves the title, hates the job and hasn't done it for years. Will not retire voluntarily--someone needs to run against her--they would win in a landslide. | 07/12/2011 07:20 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 11225 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | One wonders if Judge Cardonne ever reads The Robing Room or the Bar polls. If so, let's hope that she gracefully retires in 2012 and let's someone else take over the position as the worst judge in Florida. | 06/30/2011 08:20 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 11143 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Will someone please step up and challenge this judge in 2012? Anyone? | 06/19/2011 12:16 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 11137 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | this lady is absolutely incompetent and should be removed | 06/18/2011 10:55 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 10265 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Asked if there was anything other than case law to justify our position! | 03/29/2011 02:54 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 10177 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | frequently demonstrates bias in cases i have handled. ignores the law, especially when one of her friends is handing the case. she should be removed as either incompetent or biased, either way it is an embarassment. | 03/16/2011 10:42 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 10146 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | It's a sad situation when, notwithstanding a career of consistently abyssmal Bar ratings, and open disdain by the legal community, this judge refuses to retire and, instead, continues to abuse her office on a daily basis. Contrar...Read More | 03/11/2011 09:07 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 9479 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Cardonne is the poster child for why judges should not be elected. | 12/02/2010 02:03 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 9197 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | By far and away the worst judge I have ever been in front of. She is frequently late, disrespectful to attorneys, does not seem to understand the law, interjects her own personal beliefs into the judicial system, and is flat out r...Read More | 10/28/2010 11:35 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 8720 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | What a shame this website carries no negative ratings. Possibly the worst Judge on the bench. An embarrassment to the judicial. I hope that someone runs when she is up for re election. She is always late, she is never prepared. ...Read More | 08/18/2010 07:07 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 8658 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Hands down the most unprofessional judge in Miami Dade County. Her rulings are based on personal opinion not the law. Her staff is unhelpful. Speaking to her assistant is like dealing with a mentally handicap child. This is the wo...Read More | 08/11/2010 11:00 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 8636 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Unprofessional, intemperate, rude, unprepared, unfair, partial, disorderly, undignified,incompetent. | 08/05/2010 10:18 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 6351 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Disasterous judge. She is someone who has no place on the bench. Doesn't rule. Defers, cancels hearings after everyone has waited for hours, reverses herself. Just a total and complete train wreck. | 11/11/2009 09:23 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 4525 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Nice person, but has no respect for the time of others. Motions are scheduled and cancelled with no notice. 2-3 hour waits are not uncommon. Will hear motions ex-parte when other counsel did not get notice. 4-6 month wait for s...Read More | 01/26/2009 08:16 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 3207 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Nice person, but has no business on the bench. Her complete and steadfast refusal to make timely and often critical rulings creates chaos and increases the expense of litigation in her division. In the past, I agreed to a change o...Read More | 10/24/2008 03:54 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 2584 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Unfortunately, the lowest rating for the criteria is a one, particularly "industriousness" and "punctuality." | 08/11/2008 05:30 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 2338 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Rude and dismissive towards attorneys; tardy in showing up for motion calendar. | 07/15/2008 04:26 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 612 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | She never tries cases. If there is a close call, she will punt. She is almost never available. Good luck getting a special setting anytime soon. Many times, motion calendar is cancelled with no notice. | 10/25/2007 11:00 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 606 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Not bad in trial but you can almost never get there. Her docket must be huge, because nothing gets resolved at motion calendar. It takes forever to get a special set hearing and special settings are then cancelled on a moment's no...Read More | 10/25/2007 06:50 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 576 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | One of the worst. Time to move on. Seriously needs to be challenged the next go-round. | 10/24/2007 01:17 PM | Contact reviewer |
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