Judge Bibi Berry
Court: Circuit Court, Family Division
Location: Montgomery County, Maryland
Judge Bibi Berry has become a lightning rod for criticism from numerous Montgomery County parents—particularly fathers—who allege systemic bias, misconduct, and judicial overreach in her courtroom. One such father, JC Tyler, reports that Berry knowingly allowed his ex-wife to submit fraudulent federal paystubs to inflate child support—despite objections and evidence. According to Tyler, the Maryland Appellate Court later vacated Berry’s order, unable to determine the basis for her calculations, effectively confirming judicial error. He and others allege Berry exhibits consistent bias against men, mockingly dismisses disability-related accommodations, and routinely denies emergency motions or requests for recusal—creating the appearance of a predetermined outcome in favor of the mother. Another father, a practicing attorney, reportedly endured demeaning treatment and was forced to hire counsel despite his legal training due to Berry’s courtroom hostility toward self-represented litigants.
Critics accuse Judge Berry of functioning less like a neutral arbiter and more like a co-counsel for favored parties—often stepping in to assist one side while shutting down testimony and refusing to share how support or custody calculations were reached. Several litigants claim she has retaliated against requests for recusal by doubling down on punitive orders and issuing blanket denials of constitutional due process. Her name has been mentioned alongside Judge David Boynton and others as part of what litigants describe as a culture of “kangaroo court justice” in Montgomery County, where procedural fairness is replaced with arrogance, opacity, and political favoritism. For those who believe in equal rights, transparency, and child-focused justice, Judge Bibi Berry has become a cautionary symbol of everything wrong in Maryland family courts.
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