Hon. Scott M. BernsteinCircuit CourtMiami-Dade
3.2
| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134783 | Other | No Rating | The last profession you should have pursued is being a judge; you are biased and judgmental, and to be in family court is a sacrilege. You put children in situations that can turn very bad for the child because you overlook when t...Read More | 12/24/2025 04:32 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134222 | Other | View Details | Scott Berstein, I have zero respect for you as a judge. You put children at risk and in dangerous situations, you are temperamental, and you think you are God. I feel sorry for anyone who stands before you seeking justice; they wi...Read More | 10/18/2025 07:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 133788 | Litigant | View Details | Worst judge EVER! Totally biased, hates women, and couldn't care less for what is the Childs best interest. Prejudged the case before we even entered the room. Told me that he gives custody to drug addict fathers, and believed eve...Read More | 08/11/2025 09:15 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 133661 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | This judge is completely unfair and biased and has ruled my case with malice. My life is ruined I haven't seen my son in 7 months he removed my visit and my son is in California because of an accusation from DCF no proof I don't k...Read More | 07/20/2025 06:30 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 129805 | Court Staff | No Rating | He places kids under the care of perverted men with proven mental issues. No wonder why some of the kids ended up killed and raped. It has been a miserable experience to listen to his incredibly erratic ruling. To make Maters even...Read More | 11/22/2024 10:30 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 102916 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | A Judge's duty is to be a finder of fact amongst other things. Rather than utilizing testimony and evidence, it is evident through many cases that this Judge believes he is above the law and not required to follow Judicial procedu...Read More | 02/15/2022 10:06 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 102507 | Litigant | No Rating | From my experience and from my research, this judge is beyond biased, makes judgements without evidence and is committing child abuse from the bench. Ripping children from stable, loving homes where they are thriving and doing wel...Read More | 01/29/2022 03:09 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 71103 | Other | No Rating | Recently, I was present in Judge Bernstein's courtroom for family law case. The previous judge, GM Nabat-Frankel stated that her omission of items from the Florida Statue would have been addressed at the final hearing with Judge B...Read More | 06/24/2019 03:04 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 67256 | Other | No Rating | This Judge is only operating from his ego. He is not only incompetent but I believe is sexist and shows that the patricarchy is very real ! If you are a woman he does not let you speak your voice. He contanstly shuts you down and ...Read More | 03/26/2019 08:40 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 61769 | Other | No Rating | Pre-decides pretty much everything. Takes the easy way (for him) out of situations. Does not care about justice. Disregards well being of children. | 11/21/2018 10:10 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 53858 | Other | No Rating | He does what he wants whenever he wants to in total disregard of the law and worse yet in total disregard of the wellbeing of the children that are placed in his care (jurisdiction). | 01/30/2018 11:56 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 53802 | Other | No Rating | This judge is very smart and knows the law well. Nevertheless, when he wants to name winners and losers, he pretends not to know the law. Just piss him off and you will lose your case without any regards to the observance of the r...Read More | 01/27/2018 07:39 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 39773 | Litigant | No Rating | This alleged Judge is the worst ever placed into the Family Courts System! He has forced me into bankruptcy and kept my son away from me for several years. People who are not capable of being mothers and fathers should NOT be elig...Read More | 12/23/2015 05:07 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 33027 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Excellent judge. I have had experience with him in the juvenile justice court and in civil litigation. No judge is perfect. He is really damn good. I have been criticized and praised by him, deserving each when it occurred. He loo...Read More | 02/18/2015 05:45 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 28779 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | THIS IS THE WORST JUDGE EVER. THE COURTS SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO CALL THIS MAN A JUDGE. HE IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE LAW! | 08/14/2014 01:35 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 28778 | Other | No Rating | The worst judge ever. Scott M. Bernstein is an embarrassment to the law and the judicial system as a whole. He should not be a judge, he should not be allowed to continue to tear apart families and horrify children to convince t...Read More | 08/14/2014 01:33 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 26622 | Litigant | No Rating | This judge plays favorites with lawyers and has no concern for the interests of children and their fathers. He has violated HIPPA laws in his courtroom and has tolerated abusive and sarcastic comments by litigants and other partie...Read More | 04/24/2014 12:55 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 26134 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | He is a great judge -- smart, professional, knowledgeable, fair and unbiased. | 03/21/2014 09:45 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 24984 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | This judge is always amazing in his scope of knowledge and his common sense. | 01/22/2014 12:54 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 23980 | Other | No Rating | I am not a lawyer, and I have been criticized because of doing the wrong thing as a pro se defendant by this judge. Nevertheless, he seems to me like a very knowledgeable judge -- and most importantly, he cares for the best intere...Read More | 10/30/2013 07:25 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 20280 | Other | No Rating | Sucks | 02/24/2013 06:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 18828 | Other | No Rating | This is the Judge that denied the biological father custody of his children, who were murdered on 11/13/2012, at the very hands of their stepfather. The biological father in his Petition begged him for the safety of the children ...Read More | 11/27/2012 02:55 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 18825 | Other | No Rating | This is the judge who with a swift slam of his gavel told a father that his fear for his daughters lives was a moot point, giving the children to their mother, who is now dead along with two beautiful little girls. | 11/27/2012 12:20 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 18082 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | The sign in his courtroom "be nice or leave" is ironic in light of his hostile, condescending attitude. Also ironic is his need to dominate the lawyers and be a total unnecessary hard ass when he must realize that lawyers can't sa...Read More | 10/18/2012 10:20 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 17817 | Court Staff | No Rating | This man is a menace. He ignores the children, panders to the crybaby parents, disrespects people who bring their own actions. He is a homosexual and has never held and comforted a scared child, how can he issue rulings in this a...Read More | 10/04/2012 12:54 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 16928 | Other | No Rating | Does NOT like women, in my view, and I am a man. He tolerates misconduct and disrespect of his court from men, and speaks harshly to females. He could have charged one of the male parties with contempt at least twice, but wouldn'...Read More | 08/18/2012 04:46 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 15729 | Other | No Rating | I represented myself and thank god I didn't hire a lawyer. It would have been a waste of time. He did not allow me to speak and immediately sent off the case to guidem lightem. He sent us to a counselor which both my ex-husband ...Read More | 06/24/2012 09:49 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 15062 | Other | No Rating | Smart but is more menstral than a woman at her worst. He needs to control his temper and queen episodes. He tells other attorneys to not be unprofesional but needs to take a look at his own conduct. | 05/28/2012 09:03 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 14376 | Litigant | No Rating | Horrible. Unfair, Biased. Lazy beyond belief. Dumb. | 04/11/2012 04:32 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 13584 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge started off well and went totally downhill.He is smart and used to write his own orders. Now almost impossilbe to get any orders out of him. Keeps lawyers waiting unitl he decides to show up. Always out of town or going...Read More | 02/18/2012 03:08 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 13117 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | The very worst of the worst, in nearly every respect. | 01/31/2012 05:59 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 12455 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Lazy, like the other reviewer stated. Always late starting a hearing and cuts you off denying the time your hearing is set for. Difficult to schedule hearings with his office. Favors attorneys who are before him and are known. I...Read More | 12/05/2011 10:21 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 9580 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Reasonably bright, but L-A-Z-Y with a capital L. Starts hearings, doesn't finish, refuses to work late, then says his calendar is full and the hearing can't resume/conclude for 3 months! Some hearings drag on for 9 months or mor...Read More | 12/15/2010 01:22 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 6808 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Excellent in all respects. A gentleman and a scholar. | 03/20/2010 05:40 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 6781 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | One of the best. Truly born for the bench. If only there were more like him. Sadly, one of the few truly intelligent judges in Dade County. | 03/10/2010 11:31 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 4700 | Other | No Rating | Judge Bernstein cares! There are not too many judges that I have seen over the years about whom I can say that. | 02/11/2009 02:15 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 2579 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | One of our best and brightest. We're lucky to have him on the bench. A hardworking and dedicated judge. | 08/11/2008 05:18 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 2443 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Smartest judge in Miami-Dade. | 07/29/2008 09:27 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 761 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Intellectually inclined and interested in his cases. Tries hard to do the right thing. | 11/05/2007 06:34 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 760 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Very capable and very fair. | 11/05/2007 05:39 PM | Contact reviewer |
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