"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Joseph Lipner	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Los Angeles 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. Joseph Lipner

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Litigant

Comment #: CA53980
Rating:1.0

Comments:
There's no blind lady of justice in Lipner's courtroom. Despite the Harvard Law degree, if you're a father in a divorce and custody hearing you are screwed. It seems that you are "Presumed Guilty" and have an increasingly impossible job to prove your innocence.

Get another judge/any other judge to possibly find a fair arbiter of Law.

Vague orders and needless continuations and cancellations to "meet, discuss and reconcile" only serve to enrich the lawyers at your expense.

Other

Comment #: CA48738
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
A lot of hype about how great of a judge he is, but I strongly question that concept. Always ordering parties to "meet and confer" even though he knows one party is mentally ill or not compliant. It's impossible to navigate. You will come back 15 times and go nowhere in your case. Doesn't seem to pick up on liars, in other words, is not street smart at all. Very easily swayed. I am not a fan.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA48576
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Does not follow the letter of the law. Makes orders that are impossible to comply with, like forcing you to try and do a notice by publication or posting in a foreign Country. Does not know the law and will not listen to you when you try to explain the law. Completely unreasonable

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA43136
Rating:1.0

Comments:
He is an appalling racist and hugely biased against heterosexual men. He is an embarrassment to the practice of law.

Other

Comment #: CA40802
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
[REdacted by Ed.] If you are assigned Lipner as a family judge, and I would say as a judge in general, recuse him immediately. Do not even give it a chance unless you are willing to go through hell or simply go to hell, lose your time, your money and, worse, your child(ren) if you are caught in a custody battle.