"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Rachel Holt	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
San Mateo 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. Rachel Holt

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Litigant

Comment #: CA55006
Rating:1.0

Comments:
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Repeatedly her rulings have put too many children in harm's way, and punished protective mothers. Like her former law partner, Vicki Yeley, she publicly displays a very twisted mind that can be documented in her rulings.

Litigant

Comment #: CA55004
Rating:1.0

Comments:
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She not only blatantly disregards all laws that are meant to protect women and child victims of domestic violence, she terrorizes them in her courtroom. Her judicial misconduct is staggering. She has caused immeasurable harm to women, children, and their extended families. [Redacted by Ed.]

Litigant

Comment #: CA38989
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge punts more cases than she solves. This comes from not only my experience with her, but watching how she views the other cases on the docket when I have to see her. I'm not sure if it is because she is new to her position, but she hardly reviews evidence, relies too heavily on mediators to make her judgements for her. She would rather push a case out 2 months and keep children in a terrible situation than take the energy to resolve it, even when there is substantial evidence of substance abuse. If you see her for family court, request a different judge. This one would rather sit on her hands than get them dirty.