Hon. Cathleen M. VitaleCircuit JudgeCircuit CourtAnne Arundel
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134995 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | She is [Redacted by Ed.] , horribly biased, and ALLOWS FRAUDULENT (and illegally obtained) EVIDENCE TO SWAY her decision making, leading to negligent assumptions. This judge definitely has her own agenda, and acts self-righteous w...Read More | 01/24/2026 08:35 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 134518 | Other | View Details | Loud mouth. Love to hear herself talk. Grandstanding. | 11/18/2025 10:04 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 133956 | Other | No Rating | Gave sole custody to father with criminal record of Domestic Violence leading to the forceful return of the children against their will to mother‘s abuser and traumatization of children. | 09/11/2025 02:46 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 128603 | Other | No Rating | This judge is biased, racist, and power struck. She has the temperament of a toddler. She doesn’t come to court prepared, it is hard to believe that she even does her due diligence in reviewing cases. I had the displeasure of her ...Read More | 09/09/2024 08:00 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 128602 | Other | No Rating | This judge is biased, racist, and power struck. She has the temperament of a toddler. She doesn’t come to court prepared, it is hard to believe that she even does her due diligence in reviewing cases. I had the displeasure of her ...Read More | 09/09/2024 08:00 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 126321 | Litigant | No Rating | Recently in front of Judge vitale for a divorce and custody case. I don’t agree with the other people who have commented since that wasn’t my experience. She was strict short but knew the law. I also got a lecture but took it in...Read More | 04/17/2024 02:15 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 126226 | Litigant | No Rating | Leaving divorce issues unresolved, being rude and condescending, even saying things like litigants don't have much in the way of assets to separate, acknowledging that a litigant has lied under oath, while ruling in a manner that ...Read More | 04/10/2024 05:51 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 125077 | Other | No Rating | This judge is a disgrace to the family law system. As everyone has mentioned she is one sided. She is extremely volatile and has absolutely no problem calling someone a jerk in the court room, but awarding them custody! No issue w...Read More | 02/08/2024 08:01 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 118218 | Other | No Rating | It appears from her review that this judge has gotten progression worse over the years. It’s clear why. Thus judge has a volatile temper and does not act in the best interest of the children - rather, she favors one parent and vil...Read More | 05/20/2023 10:26 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 117364 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Just appeared in a court with Judge Vitale. Found her to be prepared and well reasoned. Hard sentencer, but that is her reputation. She is extremely strict in probation violations. Don't violate her probation!. She does not ...Read More | 04/14/2023 05:30 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 116887 | Other | No Rating | Ms Vitale is a disgrace to our society. Our judicial system depends on public confidence that judges are deciding cases fairly, "Not Vitale", she is rude, nasty, racist, anti black and brown. She yells at attorneys as they are use...Read More | 03/21/2023 01:35 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 114541 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Cathleen deserves every one of these honest comments about her rude, nasty, biting behavior in and out of the courtroom. Deplorable human being who does not deserve to judge any other human being on this planet. Cathleen: there is...Read More | 01/09/2023 06:51 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 104985 | Litigant | No Rating | This judge is rude, condescending, biased, and just plain mean. I was completely shocked by her behavior in the courtroom. | 05/20/2022 11:48 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 104802 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Just awful | 05/10/2022 06:28 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 103712 | Other | No Rating | Terrible judge. Working on filing appeal and working with panel representing unfairly treated women in her courtroom. Does not due her due diligence in research prior, belittles defendants and looks for easy way out. Does not serv...Read More | 03/25/2022 09:09 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 102376 | Other | No Rating | This judge has a horrific, unprofessional temper. Loses composure with both adults and children. Does not consistently rule in accordance with what is in the children’s best interest and disregards opinions of BIA. Habitually lat...Read More | 01/24/2022 03:47 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 100486 | Other | No Rating | Very highly regarded by bench and bar. Patient, smart, articulate. Destined for CSA. Benefitted enormously from years of close proximity to 3C. | 11/10/2021 05:04 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 100338 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Horrible as an attorney, worse as a judge. Should never have been appointed. Absolute disgrace. | 11/06/2021 09:24 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 100003 | Litigant | No Rating | this judge is rude, condescending, acts superior to everyone else, and is overall a nasty person. | 10/22/2021 12:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 76344 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | I can't figure out why there is a post that says Judge Vitale is unethical. Makes no sense unless someone is upset with her ruling. She is by far one of the most ethical. She puts on the record if there is a conflict and even th...Read More | 09/18/2019 03:55 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 76051 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | By far one of the worst jurists on the bench. She thinks she is above the law. Has no judicial temperament. Underhanded. Conniving. Crosses the line ethically. Very ethically challenged. But made it on the bench anyway. Came with ...Read More | 09/13/2019 02:40 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 73825 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Consistent, even-tempered, great to appear before... AA County got this one right. | 08/06/2019 01:55 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 71577 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Vitale is a good, studious judge. Complex business litigation with confidentiality issues was handled very well. Obvious she is up on recent case law both state and federal. Asset to Anne Arundel's bench | 06/28/2019 04:35 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 70280 | Litigant | No Rating | A judge who doesn't give preferences in divorce cases! Everyone told me that I would lose just because I was the guy but she listened to what I did for my kids. Got partial custody. Wish she had listened aboout support though.....Read More | 06/13/2019 07:08 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 61454 | Other | No Rating | I had to stand before on an appeal . She was tuff, hard and stern . I really thought I would loose once again to my husband ( who I'm trying to divorce ). I felt hopless but she really surprised me . I even was able to get emergen...Read More | 11/09/2018 05:13 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 57772 | Other | No Rating | Vitale was never appointed or elected judge. Another judge retired and left the chambers empty. She just moved her shit in. | 07/13/2018 11:46 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 53704 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Handled my client's very difficult situation with care and concern. Unusual fact pattern and most judges would not have taken time to listen and be willing to allow for creative sentencing options. State sought incarceration, ju...Read More | 01/22/2018 07:08 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 53038 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | This judge should join Alfred Nance in the removed from office for good cause line. Very unprofessional, racist and unethical. Many who know her from the time she was a legislator can't figure out how sh made it to the bench with ...Read More | 12/09/2017 11:50 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 52800 | Civil Litigation - Govt. | View Details | It’s refreshing to find someone on the Anne Arundel County bench who can handle matters other than criminals and divorce. Judge Vitale had a complex civil matter that required knowledge in multiple areas of law. I was quite surp...Read More | 11/23/2017 10:14 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 52321 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Had her in court yesterday with a large docket. Case was a plea. Vitale listened and let my client speak as long as he wanted. Outcome was ok, slightly better than what I hoped for for client. She had another case that looked ...Read More | 10/24/2017 06:32 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 52301 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Unfit. | 10/23/2017 04:22 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 50960 | Litigant | No Rating | Judge Vitale handled a domestic violence protective petition. I was surprised that she gave so much time to us. Both sides - and she really figured out what was going on! I didn't think they could give the case that much time, ...Read More | 08/06/2017 09:12 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 50777 | Litigant | No Rating | Courteous, understanding of my position. Even though I thought judges shouldn't ask questions, the ones she asked were good questions | 07/25/2017 10:57 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 50583 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I am surprised to see the rating from the person who believes that Judge Vitale rules based on political contributions. I have known the judge for more than two decades and have always known her to be fair in the way she acted a...Read More | 07/12/2017 07:18 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 50470 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Putting her on the bench was a huge mistake. She had little, if any, jury trial experience, which explains her incompetence. She also is short tempered and mistreats litigants. A colleague shared that she mistreated her client pro...Read More | 07/07/2017 01:25 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 48731 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Matter was family law... The Judge was willing to meet with counsel to try to iron out the difficulties in the case before trial began. Even after case began, settlement was always encouraged. Handled discovery dispute extremely...Read More | 04/09/2017 06:59 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 47772 | Other | No Rating | Judge Vitale is very knowledgeable about the law. I was before her and she made her point in a very respectful and knowledgeable way. There was no bias towards either side. Judge Vitale is fair, reasonable, and willing to listen...Read More | 02/16/2017 12:33 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 47735 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | When I heard she was appointed to the bench, I had high hopes. But the power of the bench sometimes makes the small great, and the great small. She seems to have let her power totally go to her head. She is short tempered and se...Read More | 02/14/2017 07:48 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 46281 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Perfect example of why to not appoint a judge solely due to political background. If one of her political friends is your opposing litigant or attorney, you have lost the case. Demands the right to be a bully-boy while on the be...Read More | 11/12/2016 01:40 PM | Contact reviewer |
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