Hon. Karen GieversCircuit CourtLeon
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131171OtherNo Ratinggievers was a founder and treasurer of Florida's Children First, organized to "protect and advance the rights of children" using a colleague on the advisory board. As judge, gievers would assign this advisor as an attorney repres...Read More02/23/2025 08:24 AMContact reviewer
129486LitigantNo RatingAs a practicing attorney judge gievers intentionally and voluntarily engaged in a romantic relationship with her client, violating the Florida Bar Rules of Professional Conduct and violating the Code of Ethics. As if her miscondu...Read More11/07/2024 09:06 AMContact reviewer
124801LitigantNo RatingTo get a better understanding of gievers one needs to read The Miami New Times articles "The Case From Hell" found on the internet. In this case gievers targeted Dr Nogues and tried to destroy her family. The articles make her s...Read More01/21/2024 10:32 AMContact reviewer
120093Criminal Defense LawyerNo Ratinggievers would assign attorney Michael Dolce, who advertised himself as a prominent child sexual abuse advocate, to "defend" a minor and both gievers and Dolce would come to court acting like they didn't know each other. In fact t...Read More08/20/2023 05:59 PMContact reviewer
111558LitigantNo Ratingjudge gievers was the focus of national attention when on 11/14/18 The American Spectator wrote about her illegal order to extend the 2018 Florida election. The American Spectator rightfully noted gievers didn't have jurisdiction...Read More11/06/2022 11:30 AMContact reviewer
111192OtherNo RatingSecretary of State Harris described gievers the best during gievers losing campaign for Secretary of State stating "this liberal lobbyist is at it again, distorting the truth to cover her past" and described gievers as an extremis...Read More10/21/2022 01:16 PMContact reviewer
109870LitigantNo RatingProbably the only judge in the history of Florida forced out of office by the state legislature, Governor DeSantis bragged about her replacement, describing him "I’m impressed with Judge Everett’s temperament, his knowledge of the...Read More08/27/2022 11:32 PMContact reviewer
109319LitigantNo RatingGievers was the laughingstock of the nation, state, city, county and even a local high school when she was outsmarted by two high school kids. They became legendary heroes for life. She became a lifelong joke.08/03/2022 08:30 PMContact reviewer
108754LitigantNo RatingShe brought humiliation to all her colleagues when she was outsmarted by two 16 year olds. Nothing more needs to be said.07/19/2022 02:58 PMContact reviewer
105881LitigantNo RatingOne of her final acts as judge was to illegally extend the recount in counties that were heavily democratic, forcing the US government to immediately intervene superseding her order, which she defiantly issued anyway. Nobody has ...Read More06/25/2022 01:19 PMContact reviewer
75461Civil Litigation - Private
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Former Chair of the Florida Democratic Party and Tallahassee mayor Scott Maddox has been inducted and is singing like a canary to the FBI. Credible rumor is he’s telling of his long term connections to the judiciary who protected...Read More09/01/2019 06:25 PMContact reviewer
68930LitigantNo RatingGievers is an enemy to The United States Constitution, a domestic terrorist. Ignores Florida and US law, her victims rely on the District Court of Appeals the The Florida Attorney General for rescue.05/11/2019 08:52 AMContact reviewer
68478LitigantNo RatingGievers was a dark stain on the United States judiciary. Repeatedly ignoring the US Constitution and Florida law. Illegally putting innocent people in jail requiring their rescue by the DCA and the Florida Attorney General. A t...Read More04/28/2019 11:47 PMContact reviewer
67568Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Don't bother preparing for hearings or trials. This judge has her mind made up before you set foot in the courtroom. Evidence means nothing to her, and due process even less.04/05/2019 10:44 AMContact reviewer
58531OtherNo RatingI believe ,she has her heart in the right place, but... instead of knocking the amendment to Ban Dog Racing in Florida, I think she SHOULD attempt to see its wording corrected, so (since its time is long past & the abuse these do...Read More08/06/2018 02:25 PMContact reviewer
58503OtherNo RatingCareful, thoughtful jurist.08/04/2018 08:00 PMContact reviewer
58502OtherNo RatingGreat judicial grasp and mind! Rarely appealed because she gets it right.08/04/2018 07:58 PMContact reviewer
58494OtherNo RatingNo nonsense Judge. Bravo!08/04/2018 12:04 PMContact reviewer
58486OtherNo RatingI like a person who can look at something and call a deception a deception. Thank you. Integrity and Honest do still really mean something in this country.08/04/2018 12:21 AMContact reviewer
58483OtherNo RatingThank you! You have made many thousands of dogs safe from the lying AR groups!08/03/2018 05:56 PMContact reviewer
58474OtherNo RatingApplaud her! Great Job, she sees through the lies and innuendo.08/03/2018 01:29 PMContact reviewer
58467Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Thank you Judge Gievers. You are a fair and unbiased Judge and can see through the deception and “Trickercation” of the deceiving animal rights organization, Humane Society of the United States. This ban is unconstitutional and do...Read More08/03/2018 12:30 PMContact reviewer
58463OtherNo RatingUnbiased and fair in her rulings. Always ensures she has all the fact before her presented in a fair and just manner.08/03/2018 12:24 PMContact reviewer
58460OtherNo RatingFair. Unbiased.08/03/2018 09:57 AMContact reviewer
58452OtherNo RatingIndependent; non political; interprets law by the book; cites precedence; need more judges like her.08/03/2018 09:09 AMContact reviewer
58451Probation or Pretrial OfficerNo RatingAbility to perceive deception, render verdicts that are fair and balanced and not hindered by political climate. Kudos!08/03/2018 09:06 AMContact reviewer
58449OtherNo RatingThoroughly impressed with her forthrightness, ability to see through deception & courage to do what's right by the law & the people regardless of the risk. Please let us have more judges like her.08/03/2018 08:37 AMContact reviewer
58447OtherNo RatingHonest Fair Judge and looks at the FACTS,08/03/2018 08:12 AMContact reviewer
58444OtherNo RatingJudge Gievers has an excellent understanding of the law. She is competent and does not cave into political pressure. She understands that her job is ONLY ABOUT THE LAW. I will definitely be voting her IN for another term.08/03/2018 07:55 AMContact reviewer
58443OtherNo RatingSees through machinations of people & finds the truth, upon which our Republic is built. Honorable in words & deeds.08/03/2018 07:49 AMContact reviewer
58442OtherNo RatingThe judge upholds the Truth. The Truth is the foundation for everything..08/03/2018 07:37 AMContact reviewer
58440OtherNo RatingThankful that Judge Gievers is an independent thinker.08/03/2018 07:30 AMContact reviewer
58439OtherNo RatingVery competent and does not cave to political pressure. A+08/03/2018 07:27 AMContact reviewer
58215Civil Litigation - Private
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The least competent judge I have encountered. She does not understand basic legal principles. A inexperienced layperson with no legal education could make better decisions. It is mind boggling that she serves as a judge.07/29/2018 07:53 AMContact reviewer
55547Civil Litigation - Govt.
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Judge Gievers is stain on the Florida Courts. Her incompetence is only exceeded by her grandstanding agaiunst justice. She is an activist with no regard for humanity, the process or the law. Idiot. This woman is just an id...Read More04/30/2018 09:54 PMContact reviewer
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To refer to this woman as a baffoon is to inadequately state how dangerous she is to the judicial process. To compare her to jurists is an insult to the robe. This self righteous social experiment has no business on the bench. ...Read More01/29/2018 08:05 PMContact reviewer
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Judge Gievers acts like a child. She has no temperament, and rushes to punish attorneys and litigants for arbitrary reasoning she creates based on her mood. She does not live in reality. The two positive posts below are laughab...Read More08/17/2017 03:42 PMContact reviewer
50954Criminal Defense Lawyer
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I have known Judge Gievers as a long time Miami lawyer and I have seen her on the bench in Leon.She has been a fierce advocate for children. She was my opposing counsel in seriously contested cases in Miami. She began as my litig...Read More08/05/2017 08:40 PMContact reviewer
50417Civil Litigation - Private
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Works overtime to manipulate the outcome with no regard for the pleadings or the law. Senseless and brazen about it, as if entertained by her own deliberately unconscionable behavior. There is no possible way the JQC is not full...Read More07/03/2017 06:05 PMContact reviewer
50059Civil Litigation - Private
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Gievers is a nitwit. She's all over the place, mostly to hide the fact that she's completely incapable. Her unprofessionalism is on a different level. You'll be lucky to get an ounce of decorum.06/10/2017 06:40 PMContact reviewer
50031Civil Litigation - Private
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Judge Gievers is a hack, idiotic and unreasonable behavior. Turns basic concepts into complex scandals. She is a waste of time, settle or get another Judge.06/08/2017 04:05 PMContact reviewer
49920Civil Litigation - Private
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Calling Judge Karen Gievers incompetent or even senile is an understatement for how preposterous her hearings are. Unprofessional absurd behavior that doesn't even resemble legal practice. Constant references to her past and othe...Read More06/04/2017 01:36 PMContact reviewer
49571Civil Litigation - Private
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A hearing before Karen Gievers is like watching a cymbal-smashing monkey that screams and laughs. It's mentally painful to watch her create her signature "equal losers". She looks for a way to punish all attorneys and litigants....Read More05/19/2017 11:24 AMContact reviewer
49507Civil Litigation - Private
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Incompetent and mentally unfit. One of my favorite quotes I heard from her "This is not a democracy. I don't have to recognize orders from another state!" Forget the US Constitution, federal law and Florida law when you step in...Read More05/17/2017 01:31 AMContact reviewer
49475Civil Litigation - Private
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Gievers is waging her own battle against the laws of Florida, openly bragging about her "scheduled retirement" and her personal grudge with the district court. She turns basic administrative matters into monumental controversies....Read More05/15/2017 05:01 PMContact reviewer
49297Court StaffNo RatingJudge Gievers abuses her power and should not be handling jury cases. She just chooses the side she likes and then manipulates the evidence, and invents procedure to suit her chosen outcome. Her cases should be given to someone ...Read More05/04/2017 05:38 PMContact reviewer
49287Civil Litigation - Private
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Welcome to the Gievers School of Law, where law is irrelevant. She experiments with people's lives and gets really messy once she's made a mistake. She just starts rambling, staking up the complications, won't let the attorneys m...Read More05/04/2017 08:18 AMContact reviewer
49284Civil Litigation - Private
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Unqualified,Impulsive and Rude. Did not appear to have any idea what she was doing. She acted insecure, biased, and made incoherent statements that were absolutely inappropriate. She injected herself into the evidence, simply u...Read More05/03/2017 09:28 PMContact reviewer
49215Civil Litigation - Govt.
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Not qualified to practice law, let alone serve on the bench. Gievers is off the charts incompetent, disrespectful, incapable with basic matters and completely ignores the law. She is just wasting everyone's time and trying to se...Read More04/29/2017 04:18 PMContact reviewer
49209Civil Litigation - Private
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Idiot. That's it. No Rhyme or reason, not worthy of constructive criticism. Awful, destructive, imbecile. Hates other Judges. Judge Gievers ignores the law with. There is no point to having a civil hearing before this woman. ...Read More04/29/2017 12:50 AMContact reviewer
49131Civil Litigation - Private
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Judge Gievers began the hearing slow as if depressed or disengaged then suddenly screamed and hijacked the argument. After ranting for 20 minutes, she accused opposing counsel of talking to himself?! Hearing over?!#*&?! Verdict...Read More04/25/2017 08:42 PMContact reviewer
49075Court StaffNo RatingVery closed minded, no compassion, will not compromise. Uses her position of power inappropriately, blames others.04/22/2017 04:27 PMContact reviewer
48950Civil Litigation - Private
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Shameful. Refused to give jury requested instructions on law. Jury scoffed at her. Embarrassing to watch. Manipulates the record to cover her tracks. Lies about case background. Rogue and incompetent.04/17/2017 01:44 PMContact reviewer
48949Civil Litigation - Private
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Doesn't know the law, struggles with complex matters beyond a limited understanding. Struggles to reconcile complex case history with her reality. Uses the bench to prove personal points and make others in the courtroom feel small...Read More04/17/2017 09:20 AMContact reviewer
48784LitigantNo RatingJudge Gievers is a vindictive psychopath who cites Zsa Zsa Gabor on the record. She makes threatening gestures and bigoted remarks without apology. She litigates from the bench creating deliberately false case history to justify...Read More04/11/2017 10:47 PMContact reviewer
43924Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Judge Gievers is an amazingly talented woman, lawyer, and jurist...She is intellectually and temperamentally suited to be a circuit judge...06/24/2016 12:26 PMContact reviewer
42541Civil Litigation - Private
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Horridly biased, partial, contemptuous and contemptible. Along the lines of electing Idi Amin to a judgeship and expecting that to go well.05/05/2016 07:20 PMContact reviewer
40858Civil Litigation - Private
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Verbally abusive to attorneys and litigants, and a perfect example of an extreme narcissist. She has no respect for the law and appears to make decisions based upon some personal agenda of her own, as her rulings are simply not ...Read More02/13/2016 10:31 AMContact reviewer
38559Civil Litigation - Private
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Frightening. Appears to be severely mentally ill.10/28/2015 10:31 PMContact reviewer
24017OtherNo Rating"Narcissistic with Borderline Personality Disorder" features define the personality of this judge, in my opinion. Judge Gievers high-handedly repays society for not being appointed to Florida's highest court, the Florida Supreme C...Read More11/02/2013 01:14 AMContact reviewer

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