"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Frank Roesch	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Alameda 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. Frank Roesch

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA53331
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge will ignore facts and law. He doesn't rule properly based on case laws. A word of caution, if you get stuck with him somehow, one way to get rid of them is file a writ to reverse his ruling and get a new preemptive recusal! Trust me, this will save some many headaches. He is a shame for our legal system.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA52779
Rating:1.1

Comments:
run from this judge. Look him up on google and find all the mistrials he had and public admonishment in 2020 and prior private admonishment in 2011. He is behaving the same way today. Run from his cases if you can.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA50719
Rating:1.0

Comments:
In 35 years of practicing exclusively civil litigation this is the worst piece of cr@p judge I have ever seen. When asked why he doesn’t follow the local rule on pre-motion discovery conferences he said “it’s too much bother.” This is a tired old man who goes with whoever shouts him down. Drink some coffee and get ready to start yelling!! This is no place for evenhanded intellects.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA42070
Rating:2.1

Comments:
This judge is the most unfair judge I've appeared in front of in 25 years of practice. It seems that if he decides he does not like a party, he will rule against it and will disregard both the facts and the law with no shame at all in doing so, but he will cut you off if you try to make your record. He is rude to both counsel and to parties. In my opinion, he will prejudge your case and will try to strong arm your client into settling. He is often unfamiliar with the papers and often claims not to have received them even though they were hand delivered to his chambers. His unfamiliarity with the issues will not stop him from taking entrenched positions based on his misapprehension of the facts and law. Judges with this sort of temperament give our legal system a bad reputation. They have no business being anywhere near a courtroom.

Litigant

Comment #: CA38958
Rating:8.0

Comments:
His demeanor is very stern, but a skilled and fair judge.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA32167
Rating:1.0

Comments:
The commission on judicial performance has just slammed this judge for the same kind of conduct people complain of here. Commenters should send their complaints to the commission so that this judge can be replaced with a better one.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA31433
Rating:3.0

Comments:
Did not invest adequate time. Rubber stamped decision. Potential bias.

Other

Comment #: CA30610
Rating:1.0

Comments:
The judge did not show good character in dealing with counsel or the parties. Exercise your CCP Section 170.6 rights. The judge gets angry for no good reason, and he is often petty. The court ruled without carefully evaluating the law. There are better judges in Alameda County.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA20375
Rating:1.7

Comments:
Very bad demeanor and it is quite obvious what he thinks before any oral arguments have been made. Liens toward big defense firms.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA15415
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Excellent judge. Competent and fair.

Other

Comment #: CA12565
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge is very bias. If you can ask to get another judge please do so. You will save yourself an headache

Other

Comment #: CA12561
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Terrible man. Avoid at all cost. He shoudn’t be a judge.

Other

Comment #: CA12095
Rating:1.0

Comments:
The worst of the worst. I am a retired CPA and have testified in court as an expert witness on many civil and family law case. The Dishonorable Frank Roesch is the worst judge I have ever had the displeasure of testifying before; a real joke of a man.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA12082
Rating:1.0

Comments:
His temperament is utterly unsuitable for a judge, commissioner or otherwise. Perennially angry, to the point where observers feel concerned for his general well-being.

A petty tyrant who will rule absolutely and at his personal whim. He searches the case desperately for something to be angry about and then proceeds to beat on all sides for causing him such great inconvenience.

Seems to hate attorneys. Although he appeared more well disposed to pro se litigants, the man has so much anger that he cannot be counted on to follow the law.

Avoid this judge at all costs. Since he's a commissioner, he's easy enough to avoid by merely not stipulating to his court.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA11872
Rating:1.0

Comments:
A petty dictator, did not do his homework, ruled "from the hip" and should not be in a position of power. A miserable judge, avoid at all costs!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA11850
Rating:1.3

Comments:
Didn't do the research necessary to handle a Motion; obviously biased and unpleasant. A judge to avoid.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA11623
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Roesch (not "Honorable") ruled that a piece of personal property, given by the plaintiff to the defendant to sell to satisfy a loan the plaintiff owed to a third party (all signed and properly executed docs were presented) was stolen. The Fremont Police were involved and agreed that this was a civil matter...not criminal. Frank, take your head out of your tail end and take time understand the transaction and issues. This matter is now being adjudicated in another civil matter; not before Roesch.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA11620
Rating:1.0

Comments:
One of the Alameda County judges to avoid.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA11373
Rating:7.3

Comments:
Competent. Can be caustic from the bench. It is perceived this court is over-worked and that is reflected in the time this Judge has to become familiar with issues. There seemed to be little absorption of the law / codes cited in briefs. He seemed non-biased.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA10922
Rating:2.0

Comments:
I have to agree with the "petty dictator" comment. I worked with him when he was a probate referee, but two months on the bench and all of a sudden he is God and attorneys are mere worms. Eventually, he's going to mouth off once too often and somebody is going to bitch slap him.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA9823
Rating:2.6

Comments:
It's funny how, when some people get appointed to the bench, they suddenly become petty dictators.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA8725
Rating:9.4

Comments:
Even though with my case, the judgement didn't go in my favor and he didn't take what I had put as an estimate as the specified sum certain (specific dollar amount) as he had the discretion to liberally construe the pleading (as I represented myself and that I am not an attorney), I still believe and feel that he was fair and could smell deceit and when a person displays a more Machiavellian style. That means he is a very good judge since he can read people and can tell when they're being honest or not

Litigant

Comment #: CA8724
Rating:8.0

Comments:
I had to file suit against my ex, who I put through law school. Judge Roesch was professional and fair. I think that of all the judges I have had the displeasure of meeting (total of 5), Judge Roesch is one of the good ones and shouldn't be at such a low rating . If the judgement didn't go the way you had hoped, maybe it isn't the judges fault

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA1381
Rating:1.6

Comments:
I had to give this Judge a "10" on involvement in settlement discussions, because he actually advised the defendant to reject the settlement worked out with the Plaintiff, and ordered a settlement under much worse terms. Of course, when the defendant breached the settlement, he refused to enforce the settlement. So completely pro-defendant, its a wonder anyone ever pays their bills in Alameda County.