Andrew Borrok

He bought his judgeship. https://nypost.com/2014/06/30/real-estate-millionaire-spending-wealth-to-become-judge/

Judge Borrock is a disgrace to the judicial system He should not be a judge in any courtroom.. He is biased and lacks integrity. He is more worried about his ego and proving he is “right” even if it does not follow precedent or facts. Close minded and makes snap decisions without considering the facts or the law. I have never seen a more pro plaintiff judge that fits his own “facts” to meet the result he wants to achieve. The WORST! A DISGRACE!

The worst example of a broken judicial system in NY. Judge Borrok does not bother to read the case or give reasoned decisions based on the law. He is arrogant and decides cases summarily to avoid trial. Makes snap and unreasoned decisions either based on laziness or arrogance. [Redacted by Ed.] Why is he still allowed to be on the bench? If you are unlucky enough to land in his courtroom beware. Settle or run.

He clearly paid or wrote his one good review. Put plainly-he bought his judgeship and makes irrational lazy and unreasoned decisions. In one stroke, he will find multiple parties jointly liable without evidence or differentiation. He makes snap judgements based on the case and if it’s worth his time and political aspirations. He creates new law at every turn and doesn’t follow precedent. I

Beware. The worst judge to try your case. Intellectually lazy. Will not bother providing reasoning to his decisions. If they are low amounts he skips the law and makes irrational decisions that ignore precedent and due process. He only wants to try the large cases that bring him attention and prestige. Decides cases to get them off his docket to avoid trying them at trial. Expect injustice.

What a disgraceful bum. He's definitely for the money people. I don't think he even reads case files. He determines who has the most money and awards judgements to them. POS

I'm going to say it plain & clear. This guy DOES NOT belong in the position he's in.He is Either lacking mental capability to comprehend a definite winner in a judgement case or he's on the take for the upper 1%. Facts are facts.

Cannot agree more with every single comment about Borrok's bias. It was shocking-and deeply upsetting-how completely unfounded his conclusions were in denying several defense motions. At first I thought the defense firm involved did something to anger the judge because the rulings were so one-sided, just essentially adopting wholesale every single argument Plaintiff made, but then I stumbled upon the below reviews and realized that's just who he is. Such a travesty.

In almost fifty years of practice, this supposed "judge" is the worst I have ever encountered. Anywhere. He is wholly biased against any defendant who appears before him. He knows no law. He cannot analyze a legal issue. He completely misreads cases. What else? Oh yes, he's a rich boy who wanted to assert his supposed power and superiority over lawyers and litigants before him. And he bought his judgeship. His appointment to the CD only exacerbates his deficiencies. Litigating before him is hell.

I had read some opinions by this judge that are quite well written and had heard good things about him. Sadly my first-hand pretrial experience did not live up to what I expected. Judge Borrocks just got the pre trial evidentiary rulings completely wrong and would have allowed clearly inadmissible opinion testimony form nonwitnesses into the trial. He held extensive oral arguments, listened to all the positions and even made comments that demonstrated his understanding of the issue raised. However, at the end he just reverted to a completely legally incorrect ruling where he basically planned to allow the plaintiff to put in opinion evidence from parties who were never disclosed as experts regardless of the clear reversible prejudice it would have wrought on the defense. He also prepared a jury instruction that would have lumped numerous categories of defendants into one undistinguished group, notwithstanding that some were disign professionals and some contracts each with completely different defenses. His proposed instruction seemed to amount to 'somebody did it so its just up to you the jury to decide who pays what'. Such a pro plaintiff oversimplification that it would have been impossible to get a fair trial. The shame is Judge Borrocks is a hard worker and seems quite intelligent. If he can reign in his tendency to put a thumb on the scales for plaintiffs he could be an excellent judge.

The Commercial Part is supposed to entice businesses to litigate in New York and offer the cream of the crop in judges. This gentleman does not have any business being on the Commercial Part. He lacks experience both in commercial litigation substantively and in litigating a commercial case, and lacks the temperament necessary for cases of this type. The problem is compounded by ego. Has clerks who are not even admitted yet handling complicated litigation matters and conferences, deciding disputes that they do not have the ability to decide competently. I don't know what the courts are doing assigning him to the Commercial Part.

I have seen many judges in my legal career starting in law school almost 50 years ago and this judge ranks amongst the worst. He makes snap decisions, some even sua sponte, and ignores the facts and the law if it does not agree with his snap decision, then even makes up new law.

The opposite of a good judicial temperment. Fudges the facts to fit his snap conclusions, arrogant and disdainful disposition. On the plus side, smart enought to understand complex issues and facts if he deigns to do so.

I am baffled by the comments praising this judge. I guess their experience is different than mine. He is a judge in the commercial division who does not understand how the pre-trial of a commercial case should go. Imposes ridiculous time constraints and micro-manages scheduling when neither party wants the fire drill that he is imposing. Has not proven to be flexible. Complained that he was not being advised when the parties were keeping his chambers advised each month. A very, very odd choice for the commercial division.