Hon. John S. CarlinJudgeCircuit CourtLee
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134958 | Litigant | View Details | Totally unfair. He will take away women's kids with no justification. And he does not follow any of the procedures meant to make the proceedings fair. | 01/19/2026 07:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 132092 | Other | No Rating | Judge Carlin needs to be removed from the bench. My family has been in his family court for almost 3 years. He makes decisions on the way he is feeling that day and bases his decisions on which attorney he likes or doesn’t like. ...Read More | 04/03/2025 11:32 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 129904 | Litigant | No Rating | I need everyone who has been a victim of Corrupt Carlin to go and file a complaint with JQC judicial qualifications commissions and speak up! This judge has violated my due process not once- not twice but three times. He’s signed ...Read More | 12/05/2024 12:28 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 128900 | Litigant | No Rating | In my ongoing custody case, Judge Carlin has demonstrated a troubling lack of fairness and transparency. Despite being a devoted mother, he has unjustly taken my children 100% out of my custody, granting temporary full custody to ...Read More | 10/01/2024 02:49 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 124826 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I am a family lawyer who has practiced more than 30 years and have appeared before more than 2 dozen judges. Judge Carlin is one of the worst judges I have seen. Prejudges cases and rules for his buddies. Most telling is that J...Read More | 01/23/2024 12:47 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 120586 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Family Law lawyer here. I enjoy practicing law and trying cases or motions in front of Judge Carlin. Judge Calin is efficient and has a knack for getting right to the heart of the dispute. I agree with the majority of his rulings ...Read More | 09/15/2023 10:38 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 120104 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Carlin comes into court with an upbeat and happy demeanor. He appears to listen and be concerned about the cases in front of him. Those are the qualities that make his cruelty all that more insidious. He is not a nice man...Read More | 08/21/2023 03:52 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 120002 | Litigant | No Rating | Being in court can be stressful, based on what I had heard from my friends. However, Judge Carlin kindly welcomed everyone and set a positive tone for our day in court. He listened carefully to each side and made his ruling based...Read More | 08/16/2023 07:18 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 116252 | Litigant | No Rating | Excellent judge who truly cares about children and families! I was a nervous wreck going to court, but Judge Carlin listened carefully as everyone testified and made them feel comfortable. | 02/18/2023 04:47 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 114351 | Other | No Rating | Should be disbarred. Do your job or quit. | 12/31/2022 01:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 111270 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Been in practice more than 30 years and have appeared in front of multiple judges, both good and bad over my career. Judge Carlin is one of the worst jurist I have seen. He prejudges case and rules based upon his feelings about ...Read More | 10/24/2022 01:47 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 106249 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | There really could not be a worse judge! I can’t believe he has been doing this for as long as he has! He should have been removed years ! His courtroom is a joke! | 07/13/2022 11:37 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 105660 | Other | No Rating | I have NO idea how this “Judge” (questionable) has remained a judge this long. He has lost his ability for “Fair” judgement and should NO longer be a judge. His decisions in family court ruin families and Children’s lives. Someth...Read More | 06/16/2022 10:32 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 105435 | Other | No Rating | ~This Judge just made a huge mistake in his judgement where children are involved!!!! I pray this judgement does not effect the children, but it will have an ill effect on them so said he could not see the truth !! not one father ...Read More | 06/07/2022 10:10 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 102996 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | THIS JUDGE DOSE NOT GIVE YOU THE TIME OF DAY, WHEN YOUR TRING TO PLEAD YOUR CASE. HOW HE MAKES HIS DISSIONS IS BEYOND ME AS HE DOSE NOT KNOW ALL THE FACTS AND DOSENT WANT TO KNOW BUT INSTEAD LIKES TO RUSH YOU OUT, THIS IS NOT A JO...Read More | 02/18/2022 01:47 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 102897 | Other | No Rating | This judge should be impeached and NO LONGER be able to be a judge! Carlin does not review before a trial, and makes decisions without knowing who or what is sitting before him! He abuses his discretion for continuance in trial, w...Read More | 02/14/2022 12:55 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 102815 | Other | No Rating | Extremely biased. Does not adhere to the law, rules or procedures meant to protect litigant's rights. Once he decides he doesn't like you for whatever reason or if he favors the opposing party's attorney, he will rule against you,...Read More | 02/11/2022 10:31 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 100865 | Litigant | No Rating | I appeared before Judge Carlin in a Domestic Violence case. I was impressed with his patience and listening to my case. I have a lot of tatoos and I was afraid that I would lose because of my appearance. Judge Carlin did not judge...Read More | 11/24/2021 10:29 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 100728 | Litigant | No Rating | This Judge is emotionally incompetent. He has an insatiable lust for power and dull mind to go with it. He deprives litigants of due process, refuses to act on open fraud in his court and otherwise breaches the constitutional ...Read More | 11/19/2021 08:32 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 100278 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | He is passive-aggressive. He is a very mean person. He should not be a judge. | 11/04/2021 09:43 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 100271 | Other | No Rating | Judge Carlin has made my life a living hell for more than two years. He has kept my children from me, has been rude to my attorney and tried to shame me in "his" court. I have no criminal history but he has forbidden me from sha...Read More | 11/03/2021 10:37 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 75582 | Other | No Rating | He is very arrogant looks like he likes the ladies tho he is always on their side . He has no idea what the truth is I had all kinds of proof that my ex wife was lying right to his face oh he didn't want to hear about how she sent...Read More | 09/04/2019 09:53 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 53820 | Other | No Rating | He's the most arrogant, self-centered, and maniacal judge ever! He has basically taken away why friends rights, to have any kind of relationship with his son, because he threatened to discipline him! The Mother who lives off the G...Read More | 01/27/2018 06:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 53245 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | As a lawyer who has practiced before Judge Carlin for many years, I have to commment on some of these negative comments. Judge Carlin is well respected within the legal community. He is hard-working and gives the fastest hearing t...Read More | 12/23/2017 09:49 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 52768 | Litigant | No Rating | This judge gave me a five year in Junction to not be able to see my child over a bunch of text messages would not listen to my evidence I have against the ex-wife dismissed her in Junction and I forced my injunction over text mess...Read More | 11/21/2017 03:34 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 52100 | Other | No Rating | The judge has served his time, but I believe he is now overdue for removal. I feel this judge makes decision based on opinions rather than facts and like many have already expressed, he is extremely bias to one side of the story ...Read More | 10/11/2017 01:41 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 50270 | Other | No Rating | Horrible judge, completely biased. Picks a side and doesn't care about anything the other party says. Doesn't care what's best for the children or about their routine. Has a God complex. Makes decisions based on assumptions. He sh...Read More | 06/23/2017 08:52 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 47704 | Other | No Rating | Very biased! Errors galore while keeping children in house of drug addict mother. Attorneys are afraid to stand up to him. Completely ignored DCF advise on where the children should be. He should excuse himself as he has a persona...Read More | 02/13/2017 12:51 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 47188 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | A terrible judge. Did not examine any evidence. Ignored DCF counsel. Showed extreme prejudice against the father from the beginning. For no good reason. Placed the children out of state with the mother with a 20 year substance abu...Read More | 01/12/2017 11:37 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 45180 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I have appeared before Judge Carlin for many years. He has a very practical approach to handling his cases. He is one of two family law judges in Lee County who is willing to meet with children if the parties agree. He cares about...Read More | 09/05/2016 09:54 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 40538 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | It is apparent from the posts here that Judge Carlin and/or his family is trolling this site. No attorney or litigant would ever give the positive opinions stated here. | 01/29/2016 07:50 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 38424 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Completely biased. Does not follow procedure and lazy. Adopts proposed orders from his favored side verbatim | 10/22/2015 03:14 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 35863 | Probation or Pretrial Officer | No Rating | This judge is completely biased and loves to take the law into his own hands. He refuses to listen to both sides of the story and does not sympathize with anyone. If I can have one wish before I die it is to ensure he is removed. | 06/29/2015 09:39 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 33195 | Litigant | No Rating | I had a very positive experience with my divorce case handled by Judge Carlin. My ex-husband and I did not have lawyers. Judge Carlin was very patient with us and explained the law when he made his decision. Judge Carlin is very f...Read More | 02/28/2015 10:10 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 32670 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I am a female attorney who practices in front of Judge Carlin on a regular basis. He is very fair to all attorneys including female attorneys. I take serious issue with another rating that said he is not fair to female attorneys. ...Read More | 01/30/2015 10:47 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 30587 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Carlin is one of five family law judges in Lee County. He is very well respected and experienced. He encourages divorcing parents to be cooperative with each other and flexible. He is willing to order a 50/50 custody arrang...Read More | 11/02/2014 04:34 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 29921 | Litigant | No Rating | Judge Carlin is one of the best judges in Fort Myers. He gives everybody a chance to speak and he is very respectful to everyone in his courtroom. He gives prompt rulings and explains to everybody the legal reason for his ruling. ...Read More | 10/08/2014 08:49 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 29727 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Carlin is an excellent judge. He has a lot of judicial experience as a family law judge. He is very punctual and treats all lawyers and parties with a great deal of respect. I am always impressed with how well Judge Carlin ...Read More | 09/26/2014 09:25 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 27989 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge is biased. He hates female lawyers. He rules in favor of his cronies in the good-old-boy club no matter what the facts are and refuses to follow the law. He does not care because he knows that 99% of the clients do not ...Read More | 07/09/2014 05:43 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 23856 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Carlin is very biased, and blatantly does not follow the law if he does not feel like he wants to. He makes up his own rules, and does not allow parties to testify or argue their case. He just jumps in and controls the heari...Read More | 10/25/2013 08:06 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 21205 | Other | No Rating | This judge is very fair and respectful of parties and lawyers. He cares about the children of the families who appear on his docket. Great judge! | 04/22/2013 08:48 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 10585 | Litigant | No Rating | Open Appeal Case so can not comment specifically. This Judge ordered child to custody with batterer who bragged of abuse in court. | 04/24/2011 05:46 PM | Contact reviewer |
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