Ellen S. Venzer

Judge Venzer is a thoughtful jurist who actively solicits input from counsel to help her make legally sound decisions. She always strives to be fair, and is one of the few judges who makes decisions based on what is right, not ba...Read More

Judge Venzer is very smart and doesn't hold her tongue, which in most cases is an asset. She is the kind of judge who you want unless you don't have the facts or the law on your side. When you make absurd arguments she will call...Read More

I had this judge in the civil division as well as a professor at University of Miami School is Law. She genuinely cares about the people who stand before her. She is a role model for all other judges. Miami Dade is fortunate to ha...Read More

Judge Venzer is a very thoughtful judge who will truly listen to testimony presented, review evidence provided, and wrestle with arguments made. She asks intelligent questions of witnesses and attorneys both, demonstrating both h...Read More

One of the Best

Judge Venzer allows the prosecution to run her court room. She does not try to work with the inmates at all nor the defense team. She is not a big fan of house arrest and she will keep off setting court days as long as the prosec...Read More

Judge Venzer is a brilliant jurist. She has the experience, intelligence and ability to control the courtroom in terms of the plaintiff(s), defendant(s) and lawyers. She is truly amazing, which I learned firsthand when she was t...Read More

Extremely biased. I was assigned to her multiple times and she's very disrespectful and seems to be in a bad mood with every case. She treats the courtroom like a classroom. Her job is serious and she should be able to handle it w...Read More

This judge is completely biased and abuses her power in a very immature way. Why does she have this job if she's not going to be polite or respectful? She laughs, and might make a joke about you in front of everyone in the courtro...Read More

I can honestly say that this is the most unprofessional, immature, and unfair judge that I've ever seen in my life. To begin with, she sped through the whole thing with over 30 people because she said she wanted to leave already. ...Read More

Judge Venzer is a great judge who I have been assigned to several times. She takes her job very seriously and performs it with integrity. I've only seen lawyers get on her bad side when they've attempted to pull a fast one on her....Read More

Without question the worst Circuit Court Judge in Miami-Dade, and most down there are a close second. If she is ever assigned to your case, run and run fast. Uses her bench as a throne. Does not enforce or rule on the law. She ...Read More

Not very intelligent. She once stated to me that the case law I was citing in a civil was old, although there were no new cases on the issue and the issue was settled law. Takes sides instead of being impartial. Can be come rude...Read More

Not very bright. Highly opinionated. Gets very nasty if you piss her off.

Judge Venzer is one of the brighter judges in Dade County. She takes her job seriously and expects the same from lawyers who appear before her. Expect a fair shake. And, I agree, don't mess with her.

Very outspoken. Very smart. Don't mess with her -- she is too smart for that.