"Harsh judgment" refers to a critical or severe evaluation, where someone is being overly critical or unsympathetic in their assessment of another person or situation. Full definition
I have even less hope now that we will ever find true help without such harsh judgement. (newharbinger.com)
Also, I try not to express to harsh a judgement about character, integrity, competence, etc.. (deepclimate.org)
And voters make no allowances for local notables» lack of political experience, passing harsh judgement on those who stumble over their words in the media, fall out with their colleagues in public or have to pick their drunken teenage son out of a gutter on a Sunday morning. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)