"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Peter Borkon	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. Peter Borkon

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA56233
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I have practiced over 20 years in this county and this Judge has the worst temperament, rude, impatient and has a poor reputation with trial attorneys due to his condescending attitude and lack of competence. Strike this judge if this is your assignment.

Prosecutor

Comment #: CA55658
Rating:4.2

Comments:
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Borkon did once clearly give a 2 min. Narration about how he will write up a mediation agreement, that Inhave done hundreds of times, and expect you to finish negotiating... but then at the next hearing he didn't produce it and when asked by one kitigant he pretended to not have any recollection... thus, intetionally tricking one or both litigants or ii) having had his mind changed by the PRESIDING JUDGE unlawfully!

Prosecutor

Comment #: CA55657
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Positives:
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- Wise and generally seems to "get the table" before proceeding
- Very (overly) interested in the fi e points of the lesser, intricate aspects of the law.
- Gives speakers one good chance
- Has ruled goodly for both larties in contetious cases to educate and demostrate a mode of slow acting and even levity.

Negatives:
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- A true Intellectual and wise ... but at times does forget items or makes minor mistakes.
- Has VIOLATED CRC and CP if he chooses to not like you
- Sensely and in very lay meners does suppresses critical evidence that would go against the direction the PRESIDING JUDGE has already pointed thr case in the direction of.
- Gay, sheepish, snobby, impatient (FULL STOP!)
- I have witnessed several In Pro Per pare ts be so frustrated with Borkon they: i) hang up the video on him, slam.hands in the tables and get up yelling at him.and walk out, accuse him directly of being DISCRMINATORY & BIASED.
- Perhaps most DANGEROUS as this upsets participants and instills (intetionally) instills a feeling of true burocracy and corruption- he direct Court Reporter "Doriann Renaud" to i).CHANGE transcripts after hearings and before they are issued, makes quazi-decisions and halts dialouge at certain juncture thus clearly giving one party the feeling of success only to omit any finds nor court orders in FOAH's (seemingly unannouningly "reserving" the issue to everyone's bewilderment- esp if much time, effort, and cost was exerted.
- Quick to mock In zpro Per litigants whom.are trying their best and are only slightly off.
- Amazing how neither any judge Inhave seen at HHJ nor this judge do.ANYTHING to truely smooth and bridge even simple topics - it just plainly.seems all Family Court Judges target, harass, bait, and make extraordinary mionicale efforts to engage in "quazi-entrapment" that causes much distress onto already ailing tax payers, forces them to act under duress, and physically injures them with a) hyper-tsnsion and b) stomach acid syndromes - that are painful and cause scarss (lifelong injuries)
- Damages cases and lotigsnts and then jumps off cases (alledgedly per PERSIDING JUDGE !!!)

Other

Comment #: CA53122
Rating:8.0

Comments:
At times he is impatient with people who don't understand court protocol or interrupt him, but he does take time to read all papers and comment accordingly. He is a reasonable judge who considers all facts.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA52236
Rating:5.7

Comments:
New Judge who doesn't understand complexities of domestic violence in high conflict cases. Sides with abuser due to lack of understanding. Needs DV training STAT. He seems to want to do the right thing, so training should get him up to speed.