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Hon. Donald F. Gaffney	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Orange County	See Comments

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What others have said about Hon. Donald F. Gaffney

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA52039
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Needs to be removed from the bench ASAP!!!

Litigant

Comment #: CA48047
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I can't believe what a piece of crap California has become. Since when does nobody care about their legal system and the public's faith in knowing that justice will be served even when it is against a tyrant such as Donald F Gaffney? This judge has repeatedly hurt the very core of what our judiciary is charged with upholding and has lost the faith of the people it is supposed to serve. How Gaffney is allowed to walk free while hurting family after family while knowingly ignoring the very laws he is supposed to enforce is just testament to what our state and it's governing body have become. An absolute waste of tax money and a criminal enterprise that makes all the world's gangs and mafia organizations look like a daycare center when compared to the behavior of their judges and mainly Gaffney. This man needs to be brought into the courts as a defendant, not a judge and needs to be led out in handcuffs, not a robe.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA47056
Rating:10.0

Comments:
`Relative to civil matters, Judge Gaffney is an excellent and well prepared jurist. Smart, deliberate, attentive and even dispositioned. I sense no pro plaintiff or pro defendant leanings. He was excellent and fair to all in trial. His courtroom staff is excellent, polite and professional.

Other

Comment #: CA44608
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Thank whatever power you want that this [redacted] is out in January 2023. I know many of us will be a lot happier when this monster isn't able to rule over anyone anymore. Should've been stripped of that power long ago. Do know that if there was a way to rate it and its judicial term any lower, I would have.

Other

Comment #: CA40267
Rating:1.0

Comments:
He can’t put his biases aside and make his rulings based on law or statutes. He has no patients and loses this temper and likes to yell over everyone.

Other

Comment #: CA35813
Rating:1.0

Comments:
D Gaffeny has 1 goal. Destroy families. Get child support. The only reason I keep going to court is because I want a relationship with our child. I realize
1 court hearing is not possible and getting 50/50 equal shared parenting is 100% impossible with Donald Gaffney. You will have to go 20 to 100 times to court and most of the time it will just be a continuation until you're child is 18.
I have seen and heard of many parents, quite a few fathers who get life time restraining orders or attempt suicide because they are bankrupt and broke.
I always paid child support before thinking fathers abandon their children. Pay $ to play is what my lawyer says. If you want to be in your child's life you have to pay child support.
Child support gets worse every year because of Title IV-D. Child support is a money incentive for judges like Donald Gaffney to take our children away.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA35107
Rating:1.2

Comments:
Judge Gaffney is not suitable for family law matters. He goes off on a criminal law tangent and he applies it to his family law cases majority of the time hurting families more than he helps.

Other

Comment #: CA34075
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
If you are interested in class action lawsuit against Orange County Family Court naming Judge Gaffney as who we want prosecuted by the State, please email:

This.Harmony@yahoo.com

Together, we can get our lives and children’s lives back into a peaceful one!

We must be heart! Thank you

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA33897
Rating:1.0

Comments:
It's unfortunate that this judge keeps getting more reviews, but I am honestly not surprised. This judge gave my sons father sole legal custody with no real legal basis for not allowing shared custody, also without even a full trial process or investigation, or asking kids what they wanted-teenagers. I am going to fight back but this judge really needs to go. I have filed complaints with attorney general, I encourage everyone else to do the same- to get this guy out of family court. It seems there is a little problems with him and if enough people submit complaints someone will respond. It is heartbreaking to see him tear families apart, seemingly because he's a narcissist that was abused as a child. He has no place in the legal system. Get Judge Gaffney OUT OF FAMILY COURT.

Other

Comment #: CA33891
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Gaffney allowed my ex to walk away Scott-free! I DEMAND JUSTICE! I want to see judge Gaffney’s children being taken away from him! JUDGE GAFFNEY IS EVIL! I WILL FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STARE IF CALIFORNIA FOR ALL THE FRAUD AND FORGERY “MAXIMILIAN KHATIBI” GOT AWAY WITH! My kids don’t have a father thanks to him!

Court Staff

Comment #: CA33629
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Dear Parent,

You need to take back your power from this abusive court system and restore your family with patience and persistence. Your child will know you someday.

In the meantime, document the abuses this judge did to you. I advocate for victims of legal abuse by helping them protest against abusive judges online. Although I can't change the outcome of your case, I can provide potential catharsis to allow you to heal. Lets face it, you wouldn't be here on this website now if there weren't real abuse committed by this judge.

If you have documented evidence that Anonymous can present against this judge, it would be my pleasure to assist to expose this judge's misconduct.

Very Truly,

Ventura County's Radiant Truth

Court Staff

Comment #: CA33618
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Dear Litigant,

It is heartbreaking to hear this story of obvious legal abuse. Your judge would not listen to pleas for reason, and the result was the perpetrator getting handed the win. When a parent desperately pleas to be in their child’s life it shows compassion toward the child and effort to be a parent.

Although the court stole your child from you, know that in a few years he or she will be of age and will want to know you. Then you will have the chance to let your child know the truth of what happened. Between then and now, live the best, most fulfilling and honest life possible. Actions speak louder than words, and your child will be able to tell the truth simply from comparing your character at that time.

Very truly,

Ventura County’s Radiant Truth

Litigant

Comment #: CA33616
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
My last words to Donald Gaffeny were, "The only real reason Petitioner wants this life time restraining order is to permanently erase me from our son’s life.. she has been actively working on creating a false narrative against me that has completely devastated my life.

Furthermore, I know that regardless of what I say, it will hold no weight just as
nothing else ever has before. I fully expect for this court to side with the Petitioner yet again and help assist her in this quest to completely erase me as a father to our son. I feel as though no matter how hard I try and continue to just try to be in our sons life like a good father should, I am only further punished for it! This entire case has left me bankrupt and severely depressed!
I congratulate the Petitioner on her “win” because I can’t simply continue this fight to be apart of our sons life, because I will just wind up in jail all because I simply want to be apart of our son’s life. I have been made out to be this horrible disobedient person thanks to the libel and slander against me by the Petitioner and her attorney.
I do not want to be bullied by this court or the Petitioner any longer. All I’ve ever wanted to do is be a good father to our son and that is all I will ever want to be.

..I love you. Son, you are the greatest thing to ever happen in dadda's life."

After sharing my defense, Donald Gaffeny sentenced me a permanent restraining order on my son and to pay child support and child day care fees for life.

Other

Comment #: CA33378
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
He destroyed the lives of my two girls! I SEEK JUSTICE!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA33035
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Parental alienator, bias, prejudicial , appear pro per and guarantee you'll lose ur kids, go bankrupt, and possibly end up up in jail if u appear in front of that judge. 170.6 ASAP. You children's lives depend on it

Other

Comment #: CA32246
Rating:1.0

Comments:
A judge asked the mom, if I am "dangerous?" The mom answered "No."
I have the transcript to prove Donald Gaffney is a liar, hypocrite and deceiver on multiple occasions.
Donald Gaffney also will not let you speak up. He was pulling off stunts during zoom, interrupting me from speaking the truth and exposing the hypocrisy of this evil judge who threatened to put me on mute when I was speaking case law of prior cases. (I sat and observed him in court without him knowing, before the virus.)
After his threats of muting me, he was so angry that he gave me a Life Time restraining order that if I'm ever found within 100 yards of my baby, I will go to jail and pay immense fines.
Donald Gaffney is an obtuse,lying coward.

Litigant

Comment #: CA32036
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Oh this judge has more than favorites, and he does not follow the due process of law AT ALL, strips people of their rights, and works simultaneously with corrupt lawyers that will do anything to torture kids and a family for a pretty penny. Darkness does NOT win though, evil is ALWAYS reckoned.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA32006
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge has his favorites.

Litigant

Comment #: CA31985
Rating:1.0

Comments:
If there is a single person in power who reads any of these, please do something about Donald F Gaffney before we do. He has already made us out to be criminals in one way or another because we want to be apart of our children's lives and as much as we already don't like being called criminals [Recacted by Ed.]

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA31983
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge allows an abuse of perjury to obtain orders of protection in Orange County with no evidence. Orange County has ordered me to pay child support, child care and extra-curricular activites that would lead to my falling behind and being prosecuted for it.

No one can lose this much of income and pay their bills. But this judge is fine with it happening to those who don't have the same immunity as the judge in OC. Donald Gaffney is a fraud. This judge is what is wrong with this nation. Everything he says is empty political lip service. Family court judges, such as Donald Gaffney need to be held accountable for what he has thus far said. We need to punish perjury that obtain orders of protection that are rubber stamped by spineless judges who hide behind their immunity.

I hope that Donald will reform the family courts in their entirety, brining equality and ending the corruption. Cameras should be in all court rooms with audio recordings. Criminal judges who do not reform and bring equal shared parenting must be charged and removed. Depriving a citizen of due process as a reprisal for speaking out is criminal and needs to be handled accordingly. Violating state and federal law to strip a citizen of their children is inhumane and deserves the stiffest penalty. I do not trust the Donald Gaffney or anyone in the Orange County family court system. I am still looking for the first person in all of OC who has the courage to state publicly that they will pursue reform in these orders of protection hearings and end parental alienation and recognize it as child abuse.

Litigant

Comment #: CA31974
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Did anyone else have Judge Hurwitz before your case was reassigned to Gaffney? If so send me an email through the link provided at the bottom.

Litigant

Comment #: CA31972
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
The only thing this judge has ever done correctly, whether by choice or inability to do so, is procreate. Any human being who treats children and their parents the way this short tyrant does should never be allowed to judge over them.

Other

Comment #: CA31785
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I've never been violent, never threatened violence. Never missed a visit with our son, never had police called on me, no bad reports from police, doctors or psychiatrists, never abused our son or anyone in any way, positive monitoring reviews for over a year and the last words of our 3 year old were "Dadda, I want to live with you forever" ... with only 1 traffic violation in 10 years in my life and trying my hardest to be the best dad and a team player... this judge will bully you, threaten you with jail.
What is my crime? I don't want to be an every other weekend father! I Want 50/50 time and no child support... for wanting equality, you will be harassed and bullied. I am now forced to be 100 yards away from my little boy for 450 days in a row or I will go to jail.
This judge is a tyrant.

Prosecutor

Comment #: CA31258
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Only 1 word to define this judge:

HUBRIS

Litigant

Comment #: CA31205
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Gaffney is as backwards and inhumane as ANTIFA and the Black Lives Matter idiots. He lacks any kind of intelligence and when he gets angry, he just starts throwing orders around without any reason or explanation for their purpose.
[Redacted by Ed.]
Gaffney has lost his ability to think clearly, has lost the trust of the people and their outlook on our judiciary system in its entirety, hold himself to an ethical standard of a judge, and lastly, his ability to control his own courtroom. He does not make the rules or enforce the laws, the attorneys do. If it wasn't for most of the attorneys or pro per litigants, he wouldn't have any idea where to go or what to do in most cases.
[Redacted] Please, anybody who has the ability, hear the voices of all the parents he has hurt and get him out of the courts for good. Maybe those parents should take over the courthouse like the CHOP in Seattle.
All you need to do is remove Gaffney.

Other

Comment #: CA31203
Rating:1.0

Comments:
What's even more interesting about the fact that this judge is 100% narcissist. Why would you want to put yourself in the hands of this judge and have another attorney casting lies against you in a court room being judged by a man who wears a black dress calling himself a judge or even more laughable an "honorable" judge? Why would you want to put yourself through even more hell and throw yourself upon the mercy of wolves called attorneys and judges? Lastly, why would you want to put yourself in a courtroom full of evil narcissists who are all allowed to lie on the witness stand, give false witness, false testimony, or slander, and to have hearsay treated as fact or evidence? Lying is expected and in my opinion encouraged, narcissists love to lie daily and the opposite of an narcissist typically doesn't lie. Anyone good person who goes before this judge will be like Daniel put into the lions den. This is such an evil situation and the narcissistic spouse knows it and loves this situation and knows their outcome will go heavily their way most of the time. I encourage everyone to stay out of the family court of Gaffney, or Divorce Corp, or anti-family court. This judges is so evil to the core.. he is Lucifer and he will destroy you once he detects your spouse is the narcissist. He will devour you and you will never ser your children again.
Happy 4th of July Donald Gaffney.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA31148
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
If you want to know what kind of Judge Gaffney is read the 172 page Supreme Court case, Bostock v. Clayton County to get an idea.

In law-school, one of the classes you must take is Statutory Interpretation. You will be dumbfounded while reading the majority opinion. I honestly don’t know how law-school textbooks across the country on Statutory Interpretation can stay in print after the reasoning in that decision.

The judges knew what they were doing, just like Gaffney knows of the foolish decisions he is ineffably making at North Justice Center in Fullerton. Judges are smart enough to know that they were bold-faced lying. Six judges on the highest court, lying straight through their teeth, no different what you will experience from this Harvard educated judge. There is no other way to put it. You will learn a valuable lesson on the depravity of mankind while reading that case just as you also will sadly learn it if you are unfortunate enough to have Donald as your judge.

Family court judge Gaffney, like these judges abandon their role and their duty. The ends must have justified the means, in their minds, and the means were displays of intellectual dishonesty so egregious, I am still in awe weeks later that Gaffney can be most cunningly deceptive a judge as you will ever meet. I could elaborate on the technical ways in which they deliberately lied and Gaffney is no better, but I’ll refrain as that would require much more typing, and the dissenting opinions are sufficient and easily accessible (although not as blunt as they could have been, in my opinion). Let’s just say that, while the average non-lawyer might not be able to see what improper lengths Gaffney and many judges today will go to, they, as brilliant legal minds, Harvard educated know exactly what they are doing. I will conclude that you will not meet a more terrible tyrant or monster in the justice system as this judge Donald Gaffney

Other

Comment #: CA30948
Rating:1.0

Comments:
It's frightening to see the impact and mentality this judge has in destroying families right before your eyes. This judge needs cameras in the court room to keep him accountable. He tears children from their homes. He's dumped in family court because of being a 100% moron and political hack. No one would ever dare putting him in a civil court or the supreme court because reporters would have have a field day with Gaff. At least in family court.. no one an the corruption.

Other

Comment #: CA30865
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This justice system and judge is so whack. As a parent I have am more likely to go to jail before seeing my child again.

Court Staff

Comment #: CA30507
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Gaffney is an angry New York ghetto black who had his nose broken by his father when he was 9.

This anger comes out in his rulings, and often his temperment where he is known to curse and yell on the bench.

A lot of the problem is he is stupid, as evidenced by horrible Law School Admissions Test Scores. Then he played the Affirmative Action Race card to get to Harvard, just like Clarence Thomas.

How you can have bad test scores and go to Harvard you ask? Well, write a letter saying you're a poor black who was abused as a child. Good for Gaffney, but who did he talk to in Law School? The rich white kids? It's a very unfortunate experience which just made him angrier, just like being quickly fired from several jobs out of law school until he began working for the Goernment, which he's never stopped.

There's a lot of suffering, anger and misery in this poor abused ghetto black -- and misery loves company. He loves to make miserable whoever he can.

And he's stupid, so the processes in his courtroom are all screwed up. He doesn't understand even basic law and procedure, so he just fakes it. The faking is stressful for him, especially when he's afraid he's about to be caught, and then he lashes out.

There's also a great deal of corruption with Gaffney being stuck as a municipal court judge the first decade as a judge. This is what happens sometimes with stupid judges who only got there due affirmative action. But Gaffney is really stupid because normally even the affirmative action judges can work past their shortcomings. Not Gaffney for almost 10 years. He's a disaster.

So there's an angry abused ghetto black who had his nose broken by his daddy at age 9 trying to ruin as many people's lives as possible, and most of those people are children. He's not trying to help anybody or do the right thing either. He's just miserable. It's not his fault. He's a victim of his horrible upbringing creating lifelong emotional problems.

He's been "sucking off the government's tit" his whole life, affirmative action, etc., and he takes everything he can get for free, but it makes him angrier.

It would do Gaffney a lot of good to go make it on his own and not have to keep living as such a fraud. He's dump and doesn't understand the law even a little bit. Who did he spend time talking to at school afterall? Not his smart rich white classmates. He's just faking it and it's very stressful for him. He's miserable, and likes to make whoever he can miserable. He doesn't understand trying to do the right thing, as he feels the right thing was not done to him as a child and so on.

Gaffney is dumb and angry. He has no chance or ability to even try to be a good judge. It's not his fault as he is a victim of society, abusive parents, ghetto upbringing.

Other

Comment #: CA30425
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I will be kind in this review. Gaffe lacks basic common sense. Though he is smart he lacks the ability to apply basic knowledge and has minimalistic interpersonal skills and is a poor judge in character. The 1 word to describe this judge: HUBRIS.
In half a decade I have NEVER seen him give 50/50 to both parents. NEVER. Inequality, corruption and giving custody to the parent that throws the most money in his campaign. He is a failed criminal judge who destroys life after life after life. Read the reviews. Search his name on the internet. There is no evidence he is a good judge. After knowing someone for only 2 hours he destroys lives of parents and alienates. I have over 100 positive references from women that I am anything but a rapist. He falls for false allegations. If you want to know who the worst judge in America is.. check out Donald Gaffney. Even the most wanted FBI terrorists have a better reputation then this. He graduated from Harvard, just proves how poor standards that this school has. They will take anyone who will pay enough money. Donald Gaffney, you are reading this review, I have a book recommendation that you need to read, to be a better judge. Read Malcolm Gladwell's book on Talking To Strangers. Maybe you won't destroy as many families after reading this book. Also read a book on how children need both parents equally instead of alienating every mother and father.

The corruption of this California judge is just the tip of the ice berg. Entering his court room is like being forced in a black hole of which you will never escape alive. All his buddies, lawyers, monitors, legal assistants love this judge, because he makes them rich in his Machavellian money grab to seize parents bank accounts and get away with as much extortion as possible threatening jail and criminalizing parents who only want to be with their kids.

Litigant

Comment #: CA29451
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Mrs Gafney = worst judge in America. And she ugly.

Litigant

Comment #: CA28741
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I am not alone when I say there are many of us who will NEVER rest until this judge is in jail where he belongs for destroying countless lives of children.

Litigant

Comment #: CA28685
Rating:1.0

Comments:
My wife has been in a horrible custody battle with her ex over my stepson and this "judge" just keeps wasting time and taxpayer money even though she has proven that this case in its entirety is illegal and should have been dismissed
years ago.
My wife had the family law facilitator call her after her judgement was returned by the court clerk due to the case having been filed as a dissolution when it should have been filed as a paternity and because of some small things like signatures.
The facilitator instructed my wife to file an FL300 or RFO300 and write the reasoning for the order was because of the improper filing and that this case should be dismissed.
My wife filed the order and had a hearing set in Dec. Of 2019, in which the judge stated that had she filed the proof of service correctly, he would have been signing the dismissal. Then she gets another court date in Feb. Of 2020.
She goes in and now the judge states that he is going to send it to his "legal research team" and sets yet another court date in May 2020. Why would you, after having more than two months to investigate the matter, then need to refer it to some non existant team when you, the judge are supposed to know the laws and better yet, after the Family Law Facilitator was the one who instructed my wife on how to proceed with her case?
Judge Gaffney has done nothing but aide my stepsons father and his attorney in alienating my wife as well as the rest of her family including our 12 yr old son, my stepsons big brother, throughout the entire 4 years that this case has been under his control. He has repeatedly hurt my family and my sons have been the ones to pay the ultimate price because of his inability to follow the law or have any sense of a moral compass. It is sad, unfortunate and true.

Litigant

Comment #: CA28188
Rating:1.0

Comments:
He is the worst judge a person Could possibly imagine having. He has zero patience. He’s rude, condescending and completely biased. He told me that he would not look at my evidence because I had already wasted 15 minutes of his time on a restraining order case. I had 4 years worth of evidence in an accordion, But it was really a relevant because I wasted 15 minutes of his time. It is important to note that I had no attorney and my ex-husband had an expensive, high powered legal team. I guess I’ll have to put up with abuse, harassment, etc. because I wasted 15 minutes of Judge Gaffney’s time. I don’t know how it’s possible to have people like Gaffney serving the public. I have seen several judges throughout my 4 year divorce proceedings and this guy tops the Horrible scale!

Litigant

Comment #: CA25714
Rating:1.0

Comments:
He knows the law, and quotes it well, then he just throws it all out the window because he does not like the conclusion it take him too and comes up with strange equity interpretations as his ruling. His bias's are vast. This type of a judicial officer is the kind that public looses confidence in our legal system from. He is gruff and generally rude to parties that come before him.

Other

Comment #: CA24733
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge is very unfair and believes lies from the father that coaches his 14 year old daughter to lie. Just so his dad could get custody of my baby. His unfair to women and is prejudice. Never put my hands on any kids. All lies were made and he didn't give me a chance to explain myself.

Litigant

Comment #: CA23839
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge has zero tolerance for parents with substance abuse issues. If I was a drug addict/alcoholic, I would paper him, otherwise you're never going to see your kid again.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA23015
Rating:7.8

Comments:
While some may comment that Judge Gaffney has no personality and while agree that he can be overly harsh against minor criminal defendants (several years back)... while on the bench, I admire that he remains very even tempered. One gets the same demeanor every time. Currently, as he is primarily a Family Court Judge I can appreciate that when attempting to resolve party conflicts, this Judge rarely interrupts and is VERY good at giving all parties and their attorneys a fair opportunity to be heard to completion.

Other

Comment #: CA21777
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I pay $100,000 dinero to any jeffe who can get this puto malo off the negro robe.

Other

Comment #: CA21563
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Appointed by the Terminator in 2008, this judge terminates all visitation of both mothers and fathers and justifies alienation by criminalizing parents.

Litigant

Comment #: CA20291
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This comment is not libelous and is submitted in good faith so please do not delete this posting like my other ones that were posted in good faith.

Judge Gaffney is a predator. He, just like all predators, thrives knowing he is hurting families and their children. This judge has no control over his courtroom, his emotions, or his ability to see past his bias towards women or their attorney's.

This judge has repeatedly committed violations against litigants rights to due process, violated judicial ethics, and has done nothing but betray public confidence in our court system and its ability to uphold the laws that are set to ensure the public's well being.

Gaffney's inability to see past his own bias and his unwillingness to admit ant wrong doing, no matter how much factual evidence is presented, makes him a danger to all families and anyone he is given authority over.

The only reason Gaffney has any authority over you or your families is because the people let him. This is not how government is or ever was, supposed to be implemented. Allowing this domestic terrorist to continue to have any authority is only ensuring that this sort of behavior will continue.

There are more people than there are jail cells. There are more people than police to put them there. Something needs to change and it starts with people taking back the power and not allowing the courts or any entity thereof, go unpunished for their heinous crimes against society.

Get Gaffney off the bench.

Other

Comment #: CA19733
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
GAFFNEY FAILS AGAIN!

This judge continuously puts women and children in danger. One of his recent rulings was remanded by an appellate court because as usual GAFFNEY WAS WRONG. Read below...

We have concluded that the trial court (Gaffney) used an incorrect legal standard in denying the DVRO. Because the court found that H.’s violations were technical, and further found that TRO violations did not constitute acts of abuse for purposes of the DVPA, it failed to make the necessary factual findings regarding the issuance of the DVRO. If all material evidence were undisputed, we would be able to determine this as a matter of law, and would order the trial court to enter the DVRO as requested. H.’s written opposition and testimony at the hearing in the trial court make this remedy impossible because we do not weigh evidence. We will therefore reverse the order denying the DVRO and remand the matter to the trial court to make the necessary findings and determine whether to issue the DVRO. If the court finds that the acts alleged by N. did, in fact, occur, then the court shall issue the DVRO

Court Staff

Comment #: CA19583
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I watched this judge force a girl who is being sexually and physically abused to live with the very person she was on the stand testifying against for said abuse. Please someone get this horrible person out of our courthouses and put behind bars where he belongs. He obviously loves criminals and child predators and abusers.

Other

Comment #: CA18622
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
The one person posting that Gaffney is pro mother is misinformed. Gaffney has had several of his rulings challenged by mothers. Gaffney ripped their children from them and gave them to abusive fathers without due process. He will do whatever it takes to get the most court appointed people involved in a case and whomever has the most money wins, typically the father.

Other

Comment #: CA16168
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge is given incentives that are created for our children to be taken from loving parents. Gaffney specializes in Family Court Terrorism.

Other

Comment #: CA15392
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Tyrannical!! This judge favors men while refusing to even acknowledge women. There are many litigants as well attorneys who have filed complaints against this judge. He is biased against women. He threatens innocent mothers who are trying to protect their children from abusers.

Other

Comment #: CA15353
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge does not listen to you. You have to raise your hand if you want to speak and when you do speak this judge acts like a caged lion. Also I have seen numerous negative comments get posted every day about this judge, but by the following day they all get deleted.
No freedom of speech with this judge.
He will strike down your right to speak out and say, "your words are a weapon."

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA15232
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
He lacks morals and wastes time. People don't like the way he is too subjective on favoring women without valid reasoning. Some of the ladies are abusive with drugs or any immoral influence.

Litigant

Comment #: CA15161
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge isn't in charge of hisnown courtroom. The attorney's are however. Gaffney trues to play like he's the authority but that's not the case. You can call his bluff everytime. Whats the point of hsving him other then for his signature? The attorney who is being paid the most is the one who calls the shots and makes the orders. No matter if the orders hurt children and their families, he just signs them without a care. If you're unable to tell an attorney that what he/she and their client's are doing is detrimental to children and their families, get off the bench. There are more cowards in family law and the lawyers can tell from a mile away. If you were given a job, do it the absolute best way possible, don't walk all over it like the attorney's walk over you.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA15075
Rating:10.0

Comments:
I have no experience with Judge Gaffney in civil court. In the criminal setting, Judge Gaffney is extremely fair. He is not a yes man for the prosecution and he carefully weighs the evidence and makes a well reasoned determination supported by the evidence. He will tell it like it is and call you out on positions that are untenable. I have tried jury trials and pretrial motions in his courtroom. I think you could not find better.

Litigant

Comment #: CA13318
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Doesn't matter if you file 170.1 or 170.6 papers against Gaffney. He answers them. What do you think a judge who has shown nothing but bias towards one party in his courtroom and wants to cover it up is going to say in a response? Oh yes I am a total idiot who hates women and wants nothing more than to hurt their kids because how dare they have a better childhood than I ever did? No, they are going to lie and say of course I have no bias against whomever, this was taken out of context... blah blah blah. That's why the 170.1 and 170.6 are to be reviwed by a peer. That way if bias is an issue or there is an issue at all, the judge filed against can't stay on. However, Gaffney can answer his own and do it without being properly served. Isn't that wonderful? Must be a new policy aimed at being more efficient in destroying families and hurting their children.

Other

Comment #: CA12928
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Donald Gaffney, does not care. Literally he said in 1 single case, "I DO NOT CARE," about 20 times. Apparently, he went from criminal law to family law and he treats the fathers like convicted murderers. He has made it evident that he does not want to be there. He only wants to go to the very top, so he is here because it looks good on his resume. He is power-hungry, speaks in jargon to sound intellectual and every decision he makes is politicized and he does not make decisions based on what is best for the fathers or mothers... it is what is for the best of his political career. I heard this from two lawyers, so apparently this is well known. These OC Judges send parents to these government programs, so they can get "paid." Notice every time you go to court and every time you get out of court you are paying more money and fees.
Ask Judge Gaffney if he cares?
Judge Gaffney does not care about anything... except for power and exhibiting his authority over others.
#Hubris

Other

Comment #: CA12059
Rating:1.0

Comments:
He’s biased against female litigants, often ruling in the favor of the males in marital cases. However, aside from that, his impatience and condescending demeanor make for a fantastic day in court.

Litigant

Comment #: CA11833
Rating:1.0

Comments:
If I could only give him a 0 rating, that would be more appropriate! I mean what judge has to ask council for what the law is? Or make statements like, " um, well I think there's a law against that, I'm pretty sure." Then motions to and asks council yet again, " don't you think so? I would think that there would be some law prohibiting one from doing such, right? " Then goes ahead and makes life altering decisions for most of all litigants being seen before him, based off of just guess work! I mean come on already people, wake up and smell the crap that's cooking and that your being fed & eating too! Unless your content with a judge who obviously doesn't read everything let alone anything that comes across his desk while falling asleep as testimonies are being given or rather getting his sick & twisted jollies off by emotionally terrorizing WOMAN/MOTHERS or better yet his favorite WHITE WOMAN/DESTRAUGHT MOTHERS! Which makes no sense when you realize that his daddy broke his nose when he was just a boy while being abusive just in general, and his mother being the one to take he and his siblings away from said abuse and putting him in a safer more stable environment, which led him to achieve what he has today! Hmmm?...yup..i don't get it neither!

Other

Comment #: CA11246
Rating:7.0

Comments:
Judge seems to be fair. He listens to both sides. However he has no tolerance for lies, bs made up accusations, and especially no tolerance for ppl who completely disregard his rulings and any motions he sets in place. Of he makes an order he expects you to comply. Sounds resonable to me. Apparently these ppl complaining are not following orders, laws, judgements and so forth. Pretty sure that's how their kids are removed. Not to mention their posts are at 2am and such. Hmm, under the influence of something???? Another reason a child would be removed. For their own well-being. These mom compliant parents should seek drug counseling. Or maybe that was the order they ignored. Overall he's a fair judge. Maybe not polite, but fair. Stop blaming the judge and take responsibility for your own actions. Be a role model to these kids

Other

Comment #: CA11005
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Terrible. Has the attitude of someone who was bullied his whole life. Now he bullies women and makes illegal orders to take their kids away and hand them to the real abusers.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA10551
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Very very rude judge. If you are assigned this just please request to change it or he will make your life hell. Especially when it comes to women he will humiliate you and laugh over you and very disrespectful and he will not let you present any kind of evidence or he will not let you speak. I'm glad that he is finally under Federal radar. I wish I would have read the comments and reviews before I presenting my case to him.

Other

Comment #: CA9724
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Gaffney is a no nonsense and very fair judge who sees through the games and lies and puts the children first.

Other

Comment #: CA9544
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Tyrannical and abusive towards innocent parents and their children. Also loves to address constitutuonal rights as he walks all over yours. Would highly recommend transfering to this judge for anyone who abuses women and children and wants them to suffer more abuse while you sit back and smile.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA5806
Rating:1.1

Comments:
Three Words: File 170.6 papers.