The Robing Room

Hon. Michael B. BetarAssociate JudgeCircuit CourtLake

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
135312	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	He is a hardcore bully who doesn't seem to read courtesy copies even if you bring them a week or two ahead of your hearing. His behavior is just downright outlandish. He will not let you talk for 20 seconds. He will keep interrupt...Read More	03/06/2026 06:16 AM	Contact reviewer
134670	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Unbelievable truly how caustic, arrogant, ill tempered, and disrespectful this judge is! In 20 years of practice I have never been before a judge so ill tempered and disrespectful as well as unprofessional. This judge is arrogan...Read More	12/08/2025 05:39 AM	Contact reviewer
130591	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Easily one of the worst behaved and intellectually vacant Judges that I've appeared before. I agree with the other ratings on here that Betar is a bully that can't adequately control himself on the bench. At no time did I or my ...Read More	01/23/2025 08:09 AM	Contact reviewer
126563	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	AWFUL temperament and either zero knowledge of the law, or knowingly fails to follow the law. Echoing the other commenter here, he is a bully and an embarrassment to the bench. Shame on you Lake County	04/30/2024 02:07 PM	Contact reviewer
124651	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	One of the worst Judges I've appeared before in my 40 year career. Horrible judicial temperament - a real bully. [Redacted by Ed.] The County should get rid of him and get a qualified and well-tempered Judge in his place. In...Read More	01/09/2024 08:38 AM	Contact reviewer
62129	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	I lost my case but this judge was courteous at all times and after legal research, his ruling was right according to case law.	11/27/2018 06:00 AM	Contact reviewer