"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Michael S. Groch	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
San Diego County	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Michael S. Groch

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Litigant

Comment #: CA51108
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Enables court clerks to have ex parte communication with prosecutor. Gives legal advice to the city attorney to help them. Handled a case that was overturned on appeal and when Groch discovered another error by the judge from the original case he allowed the prosecutor to correct it which prevented defense from being able obtain important discovery.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA38246
Rating:1.0

Comments:
you cannot have ex parte contact with a prosecutor when you were challenged on a case. defendant filed a peremptory challenge against you at arraignment but Duffy did not put in her notes. I told clerk . On Oct 2 Patrick tried to bring you back when defendant was not there.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA38148
Rating:1.0

Comments:
the prosecutor in a robe. cant even interpret ca crim. a real advocate for the DA. once a DAA always whoring for them.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA37901
Rating:1.0

Comments:
The Defendant only had speaker phone during the Covid virus. Therefore, I heard his clerk saying he had other cases besides her. In conclusion, he could not do her prelimerly hearing during the virus. Also heard his bias approach in the courtroom. Judge Groach was bias in his room, yelling, raising his voice, and doing everything he could to help the procepcution.He constantly attempted to get her to waive hearing dates. He is too bias to be a judge and the comments by his clerk are outrageous.

Other

Comment #: CA5477
Rating:10.0

Comments:
I came to the court with fear and asking for dismissing my restraining order, but he didn't listen to me , because He felt that is not good for my cases,and the way that he talked to me, gave me encouragement...He sent me to see a counselor and gave me the other appointment ... Thank you so much...

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3836
Rating:9.6

Comments:
Judge Groch is an incredibly smart individual and an excellent jurist. Though likely liberal by nature, he comes from the District Attorney's office, which generally makes one lean a bit to the conservative side. I've only had one occasion to appear before Judge Groch, and he was incredibly polite and thoughtful. He likely let me argue longer than I deserved. Though he disagreed with my client's position, his demeanor was exemplary.