"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Paul D. Herbert	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. Paul D. Herbert

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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA42009
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I agree with comments that some people left for him [Redacted by Ed.] demeaning courtroom conducts …He was yelling at me even before I testified and I am the plaintiff in a car accident lawsuit . The defendant lied and brought I witness that saw nothing .She apologized to me when she backed up without looking behind her and hit my car .The judge was furious just after he read my Name khalid [Redacted by Ed.] Herbert used the prestige of his position to advance interests of the defendant. He was crazy and yelling and screaming at me in all his questions…

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA39082
Rating:1.7

Comments:
What gives the Public mistrust of our Judiciary are bad, unethical or incompetent lawyers as well as bad incompetent Judges.

Judge Herbert appears not to practice impartiality. Instead of focusing upon and applying the law, he develops his own personal sense of the parties at the pretrial stage of a case, then decides who should prevail. From there, he rules in favor of the side whom he supports, without any heed to the law, and undermines the rights of the unfortunate party.

He is not a jurist who puts any substantive effort in evaluating the law, but uses his own biased instincts to make decisions. Of course the quality of judges these days are not on par with the quality we've had before. But it would be nice if this judge would apply the rule of law as legislated, and not enforce a version as he sees fit.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA33073
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I have filed a complaint with the judicial commission for this judge berating me for not doing litigation work on a medical litigation stay that he put me on. I am disabled, medicated unrepresented litigant he has enforced rules on me while allowing insurance defense attorneys to circumvent rules. He has had several decisions overturned. Despicable threatening me if I do not answer discovery the way that he wants he will terminate my case. I have court transcripts and witnesses that are testifying as to his behavior, villifying me for not able to be in court due to covid. We are in an HOA real estate litigation trying to take our homes where we haev never missed payments breach of fiduciary duty. Corrupt judge his former firm not surprisingly represents Farmers insurance. He has allowed the defense attorney to abuse me for my disabilities and invoking reasonable accommodations for my disabilities.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA33072
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I have filed a complaint with the judicial commission for this judge berating me for not doing litigation work on a medical litigation stay that he put me on. I am disabled, medicated unrepresented litigant he has enforced rules on me while allowing insurance defense attorneys to circumvent rules. He has had several decisions overturned. Despicable threatening me if I do not answer discovery the way that he wants he will terminate my case. I have court transcripts and witnesses that are testifying as to his behavior, villifying me for not able to be in court due to covid. We are in an HOA real estate litigation trying to take our homes where we haev never missed payments breach of fiduciary duty. Corrupt judge his former firm not surprisingly represents Farmers insurance. He has allowed the defense attorney to abuse me for my disabilities and invoking reasonable accommodations for my disabilities.

Other

Comment #: CA30344
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Terrible. Judge Herbert presided over a misd. criminal trial, in which I was the (Self-represented) defendand. He was incredibly biased against me, and it became apparent why, as the jury went in for it's second day of deliberations. I doubled back, after leaving the court room, and saw Judge Herbert and ADA Michelle Roberts leaving together into chambers. I swear this to be true, I am no longer on probation, and have nothing to gain, except justice. The bailiff that opened the door saw it too. My name is Matt Mitchell mmitch1009@yahoo.com.

Other

Comment #: CA30343
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Terrible. Judge Herbert presided over a misd. criminal trial, in which I was the (Self-represented) defendand. He was incredibly biased against me, and it became apparent why, as the jury went in for it's second day of deliberations. I doubled back, after leaving the court room, and saw Judge Herbert and ADA Michelle Roberts leaving together into chambers. I swear this to be true, I am no longer on probation, and have nothing to gain, except justice. The bailiff that opened the door saw it too. My name is Matt Mitchell mmitch1009@yahoo.com.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA16328
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Excellent judge. Very intelligent, fair and impartial judge.