"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Suzanne Gazzaniga	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Placer 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. Suzanne Gazzaniga

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Other

Comment #: CA24905
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I was convicted of domestic violence and given a five year restraining order. The plaintiff admitted that she was never threatened and never touched, yet somehow I was given the worst possible restraining order. Because of that order, I lost custody of my daughter, and every custody hearing I go to, the domestic violence restraining order is used against me. I just recently found out that Judge Gazzaniga is a colleague of the plaintiffs Aunt. Judge Gazzaniga never once looked up from her paperwork during the almost 4 hour proceeding. She even stopped me during my line of questioning and took a recess. Then heard two cases before we were brought back. Very biased and unprofessional.

Other

Comment #: CA22210
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I have had the bad luck of having this biased for women judge handle 2 cases of mine. My divorce from Rebecca who used every lie and dirty attorney advice (T. Gilbeau) to rob me of my fair share of the home sale proceeds. She had the affair ..she split from our home got a restraining order that was not warranted and had my daughter..son in law and 2 grandkids added to that umbrella. I challenged the case and lost badly when a biased fill in Judge Paulson slapped me with a 5 year extension therefore ruining any chances of saving my marriage. I spent 15 grand fixing up our home only to get tghat ignored when she denied me those funds returned. Then she approved a 27 grand payback for the house payments while I lived there. She lied to the judge about the kitchen needing remodeled. It was 15 years with plastic drawer supports and a worn island countertop. Deny deny deny ... I won zero requests from this lazy judge who took the Friday off when she should have overseen the RO challenge. 5 years for zero violence or abuse in 36 years got me 5 years by John Paulson ..That biased Shell of a man gave me no chance to speak... I was better off staying at home.... Placer County has Judges who think they are the bomb... yet they are duds.. but they have the power to destroy at will.....

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA15949
Rating:2.1

Comments:
Awful judge!!!!

Litigant

Comment #: CA15472
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I agree with all the past discussions about this judge: fails to listen to the actual evidence and favors sensational lies in attorney's documentation. The attorney's are clearly in charge in her court and failure to follow procedures are not reprimanded. Continuous errors in the orders are rampant and the most egregious issue is that she fails to follow court experts in their testimony regarding child visitation and custody. This is life altering for children and yet her concern lies with the "parental" rights not the required "best interest of the child" standard. She is an abomination to the justice system.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA14196
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Gazzaniga is a feminist. Wants to be liked and hands out platitudes. She is phony and weak and gets walked over by lawyers. Should have been a stay at home mom.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA12730
Rating:1.3

Comments:
She needs to find another career. She is horrible and does not pay attention to the details of trial. Her head is always down as if she is reading something and pays no attention to attorneys or Pet or Res on stand during trial.

Other

Comment #: CA12728
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Suzzane Guzzaniga has got to be the worst Judge ever. During a divorce trial, she never looked up once or acted as if she were even listening while being questioned by the attorneys. Her decision as far as settlement went was absolutely ridiculous. There were mistakes all through the order. How she remains a family law judge, one can only guess. I also believe that she is bias, favors or is partial to individuals who are misbehaved and physically threatening to the other party during the trial or court session. I am disturbed that my tax dollars pay her salary. She needs to have a dose of reality shown to her. Clearly, she doesn't pay attention to the situation at hand. Pathetic that she has control over what happens to the lives of others. She is either clueless or just doesn't care. Please do the community a favor....Time to RETIRE your Honor.

Litigant

Comment #: CA11691
Rating:3.0

Comments:
I had similar experience with the other review. This judge has her head down reading something instead of observing the person testifying and evaluating credibility of the witnesses and litigants. She also latched on to one factor among many mandatory factors. She took a matter under submission, then inserted erroneous factual findings as an end-run to deny a litigant an opportunity to object or to be heard on the evidence.

Other

Comment #: CA10613
Rating:10.0

Comments:
I never in a million years thought I would ever be in Family Court. I was scared of losing my kids and of the court process. I was so grateful that she actually cared enough to listen to all the facts. It put her off schedule by over an hour. Judge Gazzaniga was in my opinion a very honorable judge. It's people like her that keep my faith in the system. Thank you for being fair and unbiased in a courtroom.

Litigant

Comment #: CA8862
Rating:5.0

Comments:
She allows the litigants opportunity to speak but whether she actually listens is another issue. She doesn't ask too many penetrating questions. She had her head down and was reading something most of the time and not looking at the speakers. In one ruling, she just latched on to one factor out of numerous factor but causation is lacking. So the ruling does not make any sense.

Other

Comment #: CA8664
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Well, she isn't as bad as Horst and Amara. How those 2 ever made it that far, I will never know...
I have known of her harsh rulings, but she better not try that here.... when you have nothing to lose...

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA8595
Rating:9.3

Comments:
judge Gazzaniga is an excellent judge who gave both parties an opportunity to be fully heard and rendered a very fair decision. Cannot ask for more from a judge.

Other

Comment #: CA7050
Rating:10.0

Comments:
I would rate her as the best ever. She creates an environment of empowerment. She honors all by her wording and actions. I have never been this impressed with anyone in the legal system as I am by The Honorable Suzanne Gazzaniga.