Hon. Magali M. FrancoisSuperior Court JudgeSuperior CourtBergen
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133902Other
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I had this judge and family court AND SHE RUINED BOTH ME AND MY SON'S LIVES! She didn't want to listen to reason or fact (just because I was a single mom due to this situation) and thi opposite side had THREE (YES THREE) fancy law...Read More08/30/2025 06:03 PMContact reviewer
133560Litigant
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Beware this judge. Whether this type of corruption/bias is typical in the Bergen County court or not, judge Francois takes advantage of the thick walls of her courtroom and does as she pleases. When there are no witnesses, trials,...Read More07/06/2025 09:53 PMContact reviewer
129922Criminal Defense Lawyer
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She simply picked a side and was not willing to hear the other side; she did NOT process a word despite the few words I said. She come across as a feminist.12/06/2024 12:09 PMContact reviewer
128928LitigantNo RatingI had a very strange experience with this judge, while she was covering for Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca (JGM). Actually, whenever there is a covering judge, which happened three times, they appear with a written script that is so unm...Read More10/03/2024 05:38 PMContact reviewer
123099Civil Litigation - Private
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This judge did not understand the concept of the "automatic stay." Despite having been advised of a litigant's bankruptcy filing, her chambers was hell bent on conducting a proceeding against a bankruptcy debtor. I had to get the...Read More10/31/2023 10:53 PMContact reviewer
114515LitigantNo RatingImagine … having 50/50 custody and proving other parent is preventing access and has for years, and having this Judge do absolutely nothing but only state on the record that other parent needs to co-parent. Completely useless. Thi...Read More01/08/2023 12:11 PMContact reviewer
114514Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Should be removed. Nasty, biased and moronic. I guess they dig deep to the bottom of the barrel for this one. Avoid at all costs.01/08/2023 12:04 PMContact reviewer
112371Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Biased towards women and favors who ever is paying the most money.12/06/2022 09:41 AMContact reviewer
112370LitigantNo RatingJudge Francois is completely biased. She verbally threatened me on the record to report me to child protection services purely from baseless accusations that my estranged ex husband was making. (I have sole custody) Plus my estra...Read More12/06/2022 09:39 AMContact reviewer
72960LitigantNo RatingShe doesn’t have enough experience. She has a harsh temperament. Very impatient with counsel. Her Judgements are sometimes a little harsher than expected.07/22/2019 07:10 AMContact reviewer
64489Criminal Defense Lawyer
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She needs more experience and better demeanor. She is rough and impatient with litigants and their counsel and doesn't have a good judicial temperament in a highly emotional matter.01/29/2019 05:38 PMContact reviewer

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