"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

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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. Marian F Gaston

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Comment #: CA39298
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
She rules by her feelings, not facts. I came into court as a victim of being sexually trafficking. I was kidnapped, beaten, prostituted. I escaped, pregnant. Judge Gaston granted my abuser "presumed father" status. Took my newborn and my child to the "presumed" family of my abuser. My abuser's family abuse my children. We report and she scolds us "How dare we report". She is more concerned about protecting the abuser's feeling than the children. This judge needs to be in jail for what how she handles victims of abuse.

Other

Comment #: CA39174
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Juvenile dependency judge. Judge Gaston relies solely on the Agency/Social Worker. She rules in the direction of the social worker, not the children. Sadly, does not care about keeping children together with their biological family or siblings. It does not matter if the children are found to be bonded with their siblings and grandparents by two sibling bonding experts (Ph.D and psychotherapist in bonding and attachment study).