Hon. Joseph G. MonaghanSuperior Court JudgeSuperior CourtBergen
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
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| 135525 | Other | View Details | Hes the rudest judge ever. He doesn't want to hear ur side, and I had all the evidence at hand. When we spoke, both parties, to the mediator, we can to term to a settlement. When the mediator went to speak to the judge He took ma...Read More | 03/31/2026 02:18 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 135466 | Litigant | View Details | Recently had a case before Judge Monaghan, and I can see why some attorneys don’t like him. It’s his court room, and if you are not prepared he will let you know about it. He is very strict and demands your attention, I thought t...Read More | 03/25/2026 06:36 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 135334 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I've been practicing for a bit, and Monaghan is the worst judge I've ever encountered anywhere. He's even worse than Joe Rosa, and that's saying something. In fact, Monaghan makes Rosa look like Learned Hand. The thing that distin...Read More | 03/10/2026 02:20 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 135288 | Other | View Details | Terrible! I'm surprised the ACJC isn't monitoring Judge Joseph G. Monaghan's courtroom. Recently I spent a day in Judge Monaghan's court. The judge spends the first 45 minutes talking about his past cases and esteemed career in th...Read More | 03/03/2026 08:22 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 135161 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Monaghan is one of the worst things in Bergen County next to the high property taxes. He is incredibly rude to the litigants, as well as their attorneys, and he should not be on the bench. It's truly a shame because Bergen h...Read More | 02/12/2026 05:09 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134315 | Litigant | View Details | He claimed to have read all the filings and accused me of not filing an estate claim, when the said estate claim and certified mail return receipt are included in the exhibits. (I.e. he is, above all, an LIAR.) Also despite me hav...Read More | 11/01/2025 10:59 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 134122 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Horrible judge and person. Belittles people for no good reason. Definitely has a Napoleon complex. This judge should not be on the bench. | 10/06/2025 08:07 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 133877 | Other | View Details | On the day of my trial, before settlement talks began, the judge shared a profound insight: he quoted Abraham Lincoln, saying that lawyers are “peacemakers”. That statement really stuck with me. It framed the legal process in a ne...Read More | 08/28/2025 01:02 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 132265 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge is unable to settle simple cases because he has no judicial temperment. He is rude to counsel and litigants and has no knowledge of the law. Because of his ignorance, he yells and belittles parties. He should be removed...Read More | 04/14/2025 01:43 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 131939 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Judge Joseph Monaghan is an incredibly skilled and discerning judge, able to see through dishonesty and noncompliance with remarkable clarity. During my court hearing, he swiftly exposed my ex-boyfriend’s attempt to lie under oath...Read More | 03/30/2025 12:33 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 131938 | Litigant | No Rating | Judge Joesph Monaghan was unwaveringly fair in my case. He immediately recognized when the defendant attempted to alter our settled agreement after mediation. During our trial hearing, he held the defendant accountable and made su...Read More | 03/30/2025 12:24 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 130444 | Litigant | No Rating | I left his courtroom at 11am today and am still in shock as a pro-se plaintiff. After listening to him berate and bully everyone, including me when I got up there, I decided to ask for an adjournment, hire a lawyer and hopefully ...Read More | 01/14/2025 02:08 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 129899 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Terrible for all litigant's because he is far more concerned about clearing the calendar than actually providing a litigant with a fair trial. He regularly and consistently denied litigant's the opportunity to prepare for trial a...Read More | 12/04/2024 02:58 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 129261 | Other | No Rating | I recently had a small claims case with this judge. I had a very clear cut case against the company I was suing. I read the laws regarding my case, and it was clear the defendant performed unauthorized repairs to my car. We had a ...Read More | 10/18/2024 01:12 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 129213 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Everything said about this unprofessional judge is true. He should be disbarred or removed. The court room is all about him. Insults people for no reason. His decisions are biased and without reasons. Does not allow for credible e...Read More | 10/15/2024 11:03 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 126206 | Civil Litigation - Private | No Rating | The rudest treatment I have seen of a client witness in 25 years of practicing. Seemingly in the name of efficiency, but gassed on about how the client witness was long-winded when giving the ruling (she was not, and well reined...Read More | 04/09/2024 05:11 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 124840 | Other | No Rating | It appears that there may be some room for improvement in communication with this individual. It seems that after agreements are made, they tend to question things excessively and come across as arrogant or self-righteous. Their c...Read More | 01/24/2024 05:50 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 120759 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | No Rating | He was so unfair did not apply laws correctly I had a show cause hearing and he did not know anything can you appeal a judges decisions | 09/25/2023 07:24 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 119815 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Being that this imbecil is reduced to the special civil part for years and can not advance says alot. He does not deserve the title Judge. He is disrespectful, full of himself and does not know the law. In a word- dumb! And th...Read More | 08/04/2023 10:41 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 112047 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Just horrible. Does NOT apply the Law. Condescending and verbose. He is in charge and everyone must sit down , shut up and follow his LAWS, LOVES to hear himself talk and lecture after his ruling. Does NOT even listen to the evid...Read More | 11/29/2022 07:21 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 112046 | Other | No Rating | He is horrible. Treats the Plaintiff like garbage and does NOT apply the law. Is full of himself and loves to hear himself talk. (On and on and on pontificating). No wonder he has been relegated to Small Claims Court. | 11/29/2022 07:15 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 111803 | Litigant | No Rating | Wow just wow....I had a 100% winnable case, I had evidence, witness statements.he refused to accept witness statements, told me to explain my case in 2 sentences and reprimanded me when it went to 3 Ruled in favor of defendant. W...Read More | 11/15/2022 05:49 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 105706 | Court Staff | No Rating | absolutely does not judge on merits of case. Lets fraud defendants with clear repetitive bad acts walk. Shocked others have experienced same reading posts. Pages and pages of evidence against serial defendant. Verdicts defy The La...Read More | 06/18/2022 08:27 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 100584 | Other | No Rating | absolutely horrible- what all others have said are 100% accurate. Completely unfair and shows favoritism. Was there really no other better qualified judge? He is an abominable humam being | 11/15/2021 08:47 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 79119 | Other | No Rating | I agree with the other postings that he doesn't care about the facts. I was prepared, had text messages printed, receipts (he didn't want to see). Gee, I wonder if someone caused damage to the Judge's personal property how he w...Read More | 11/18/2019 12:43 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 79113 | Other | No Rating | This judge is horrible and should be removed from the bench. He didn't care about the facts. He just cared that my client had money so didn't deserve to be paid damages for the respondent's damage to his property. This judge gives...Read More | 11/18/2019 12:10 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 75124 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This Judge should be removed. Despite his court record showing there was no service of a complaint, he focused on torturing a young female lawyer by making us call her in court while he screamed on speaker phone that he was sanct...Read More | 08/26/2019 11:33 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 69970 | Litigant | No Rating | Certainly has a Napoleon syndrome, short in stature and short on brain. No gray matter between his ears, only fecal matter. | 06/04/2019 03:23 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 69421 | Litigant | No Rating | very skilled in case fixing | 05/24/2019 02:43 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 60276 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Having been in his court two times, I witnessed this judge speaking disrespectfully to me and others his room. As far as my case went, he ruled against me, even though I presented documents showing fraudulent behavior by the defe...Read More | 10/04/2018 04:50 PM | Contact reviewer |
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