"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Glenn R. Salter	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Orange County	See Comments

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* 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. Glenn R. Salter

Comments

Other

Comment #: CA53944
Rating:10.0

Comments:
He's more then fair when my attorney dismissed himself from my case judge Salter gave me more time then he should have to find another lawyer or an expert witness to testify in my be half in seeking justice unfortunately I was unable to due to the complexity of my case but even though it didn't go my way in the Court of appeals I'm forever grateful he continued my case as long as he could, as a pro se litigant, my word won't mean as much compared to anyone who's legally educated but thank you, only I'd you knew how much it ment to me

Litigant

Comment #: CA53242
Rating:5.0

Comments:
In some respects he is outstanding. On the other end his stated ruling was not accurate. How do you rate a judge who is spot on in his assessment but fails in properly encapsulating the facts. His ruling regarding the law as he sees it was correct. My issue with Salter is his ruling mischaracterized what transpired and perpetuated the problem I had and why was in litigation in the first place. If he had read the documents better and/or merely reported the truth he would have gotten a 10. If any one can suggest how I can merely get him get the facts straight in his opinion. All e has to do is review the facts. It is self evident.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA49383
Rating:3.6

Comments:
Judge Salter is absolutely awful. If you are the plaintiff, this is your judge. if you are the defense preempt him. He has a terrible temperament, raises his voice, has no concept of the law, follows his own rules and is lazy. His term ends in 2025 and given his age, he will hopefully retire.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA40038
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Please clone him and put one in every department. A true joy to appear in front of. He's humble, smart and soft-spoken but not a push over

Litigant

Comment #: CA36772
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Salter is what a True Judge is supposed to be. Judge Salter is very kind , highly knowledgeable and extremely detail.

Other

Comment #: CA34229
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge must have been a political appointee and is representative of the poor quality of judges on the Orange County bench. He is biased toward big firms, makes biased decisions and does not do his research on legal issues-if he understands them at all. Had to be removed from family law court to civil because of so many complaints over there.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA33323
Rating:2.5

Comments:
Obvious gender bias against women. Good old boys club. Petty. He gives much too much power to his clerk [redacted] Embarrasses his court reporters in open court, asks them if they're recording, and then walks them through their laptop settings to disable all audio devices, while the audience waits and watches. Once got a new court reporter fired for making her go on the record at 8:30 a.m. (which means she had to get there at 8:00 a.m.), when the court reporters were all placed on part-time hours and were forbidden from working before 8:30 a.m. He disregards the rules and does what he wants. [reedacted]

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA24269
Rating:1.9

Comments:
Judge Salter consistently demonstrates an absolute lack of knowledge concerning civil procedure and civil matters. Routinely, tentative rulings demonstrate he has not reviewed the papers other than a cursory review for anything that will allow him to stop reading and continue the hearing or punt resolution of issues until a later time. He makes up his own law and ignores California authority directly on point. He is rude towards female attorneys appearing in front of them -- consistently cutting them off when they speak and then giving male attorneys full opportunity to speak without interruption.

Litigant

Comment #: CA12527
Rating:6.0

Comments:
He seemed to see through the smoke and mirrors of the other party and opposing council. He can be short tempered and flip flops on his decisions. Expects litigants and attorneys to be prepared and on time.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA8014
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Horrible Judge. Thank goodness he's been removed from OC Family Court as of 10/15. Makes up his own laws and does not follow the California Civil Code nor the CA Family Code.
Beware of him and the good ole boys network at the Lemoreuax Justice Center

Litigant

Comment #: CA7777
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Glad to see Judge Salter finally got removed from family law. He failed miserably in my case, and would not even follow 730 recommendations based on his own bias. Like many of the Judges in family law they seem to find it difficult to even follow the law. I should know there have been 8 judicial Officers in my case. The mistakes he made in my case took over a year to fix at a cost of over $50,000! If look at his credentials it's remarkable he even is on the bench.

Litigant

Comment #: CA7771
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Ignores his own rulings, uses double standards at will, frequently "gives the court reporter a break" for extended periods in order to go off the record and not have written record of the proceedings. He is inconsistent and flip-flops on his decisions randomly.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA7700
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Honorable Judge Salter is a very good man. He is fair to both the fathers and mothers. But, he is tough. Which is good he is not persuaded by big lawyers.

Other

Comment #: CA7699
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I disagree with the statement below. Judge Salter is very strict with bad fathers. He puts them in their place. I think the mothers should be very happy that we have him. He is very hard on fathers.

Other

Comment #: CA7696
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
He is one of the best judge. He knows and understands how to give justice to the good people and slam criminals and illegals mothers who are draining the American Justice System. These illegals mothers are complaining against him, well, they need to back to their third-world countries. We need more judges like him to slam the illegal crooks. Not the good illegal immigrants.

Great Judge, Long live King Salter!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA7524
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Glenn Salter should be removed from the bench. He is inconsistent, incompetent, and makes his rulings without letting both sides present their case equally. He is a perfect example of what is wrong with our family court system. My client worked 30 years and had accumulated 2 million dollars in assets. Glenn Salter gave everything to the wife who was 40 yrs old and never worked a day in her life. He literally drove my client to the poor house.

Other

Comment #: CA7068
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Salter cares about the litigants and tries to get the parties justice based on the law. I haven't seen bias or ill will come from this bench

Litigant

Comment #: CA6302
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Witnessed Judge Salter consider a child's best interest before the father's. This was refreshing to see however, he still needs to adjust his rulings & temperament towards high conflict petitioner's & no conflict respondents. There IS a difference & they should be treated as such. A high conflict litigant should not be rewarded nor should a no conflict or protective mother be punished.

Other

Comment #: CA6158
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This man's mental depth is far superior to his peers. He can see "Evil". He can see "Good".

Other

Comment #: CA6132
Rating:3.0

Comments:
The manner in which Judge Salter conducts his court & makes his decisions is neither honorable or wise. In NO way are his decisions based upon the best interests of the child, but rather equal parenting no matter what. He refuses to listen to evidence or rebuttals. He will grant ample time for the high conflict petitioner to ramble & lie but shut a respondent down if they try to defend themselves. He is obviously unfamiliar with Narcissistic & other Cluster B personality disorders & thus continues to punish protective parents & put innocent children in harms way.

Court Staff

Comment #: CA6131
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
The Great Honorable Judge Salter is a very wise man.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA6120
Rating:1.1

Comments:
Glenn Salter is one of the worst jurists I have encountered in 20 years as a litigator. He is almost weirdly biased in favor of indolent women and his decisions are driven by pettiness, jealousy, and emotion rather than by reason. His demeanor is capricious. Salter lacks experience as a genuine litigator or trial lawyer, lacks analytic depth, and his judicial style and actions encourage lying by litigants (and their attorneys). Attorneys should do their homework in light of the type of party they are representing to determine the propriety of a 170.6 challenge to this bottom-of-the barrel judge.

Other

Comment #: CA5625
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Salter through his abhorrent actions in the Lexi Dillon Case simply cannot be trusted under any circumstances and when the time comes for him to stand for re-election I hope that the citizens of Orange County remember what he has done to Ruby and to Lexi and punishes him accordingly by not re-electing him to serve as a judge.

Based on the information that I have managed to gather about the case, I have come to find that Judge Salter may intentionally be using his knowledge of the 4th circuit court of appeals to ensure that due process rights are denied. I don't know what procedures are involved with facilitating a removal from the United States, but shouldn't it be immigration authorities namely Immigration and Customs Enforcement that should be tasked with identifying and deporting those that pose a clear risk to U.S interests and U.S citizens? A family court judge, the last time I checked doesn't have the authority to facilitate the illegal removal of a 9 year old naturalized citizen. The other issue that pertains to Lexi's impending deportation is that wouldn't this case raise eyebrows with Immigration and Customs Enforcement? A 9 year old girl traveling to Thailand with no return?

This entire case: rulings, and the outrageous conduct of Judge Salter, attorneys, minors counsel(s) needs to be looked into and harsh accountability needs to be brought forth against all that dared to take part in this outrageous violation of civil and human rights.

Other

Comment #: CA5596
Rating:1.0

Comments:
The justice system had failed an innocent child. Lexi needs to be with her mother so that the healing process can begin for her. This judge needs to be investigated and held accountable for any damage done to this child.

Other

Comment #: CA5588
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Please Google the Orange County Family Law Case regarding Ruby Dillon and her daughter, Lexi.
Judge Salter AND the OCDA should be ashamed of themselves.

Other

Comment #: CA5584
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
the system in America is so ugly the system in America is so disgusting no wonder why so many people hate America and you are the reason why is so disgusting it's because of you judges it's because of you its because of your lack of workjust pray that this does not happen to you or your family members just pray

Other

Comment #: CA5580
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Why is this even an issue?! If the police dept., doctors, psychologists, and medical professionals all agree that Lexi was sexually abused by her father, then WHY ISNT SHE WITH HER MOTHER? If this was YOUR child or YOUR relative, I guarantee you'd move mountains to do what's right. Why can't the same be done for Lexi???? I know who is NOT getting my vote next election! Why would you order deportation of an American citizen so they can be with a parent that fled the country to avoid prosecution? DO NOT FAIL THIS POOR INNOCENT GIRL.

Other

Comment #: CA5579
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Beyond horrible and inexplicable what he has done for Lexi.

Other

Comment #: CA5578
Rating:1.0

Comments:
We the people will hold Judge Glenn R. Salter criminally liable for ANY harm that comes to this child. He KNOWS she is being abused! We will see you rot in prison.

Other

Comment #: CA5576
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge is a disgrace to his profession! Any judge that forces a child to live with her abuser and has an American citizen ( child ) especially....deported , should be removed from the bar! He is not professional! He is a disgrace ! The fact that he is not allowing professional (doctor) evidence, is ignoring the fact that the police have removed the child twice from the father and is aldo ignoring the childs pleas for help, tells me that he is probably a predator as well! Who else would do that to a child? These judges are going to keep doing this till people decide to take matters into their hands! Their faith in the judicial system is already failing!!!

Other

Comment #: CA5575
Rating:1.0

Comments:
So disappointing to have a judge who is willing to put a child's life in harms way. Put yourself in the child's place. What if she were your child.? Would you sit back and just watch as her life is being robbed of her innocence.? The system fails again.

Other

Comment #: CA5574
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
How could ANY Judge justify sending back a helpless child to a father that has molested her multiple times! Especially after she was brave enough to come forward with it, in hopes that she would be kept safe from this man! You have let her down! I can't even imagine how scared, confused, lost she must feel. Knowing that you have sentenced her to this life! Poor little girl belongs with her mother, were she is safe! You should be ashamed of yourself! It is in your hands.. How could you sleep at night, knowing while your sleeping.. she is being touched in a way NO CHILD SHOULD BE, and by her father! This makes me so sick! God help this child!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA5571
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Please if you have a child of your own, save Lexi. This precious little girl needs to be safe with her mother. Why would you not want any child be safe? We can't save all children but if its in your hands to save 1 then why not save that one child. If I had the power I would save them all. You have some power and can save one at this point. I PRAY to God that he will guide you and do the right thing.

Other

Comment #: CA5570
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge should be removed from the bench, disbarred, and sent to prison for his crime of enabling sexual abuse, and international trafficking of a child sex victim.

Other

Comment #: CA5568
Rating:1.0

Comments:
1.0

Other

Comment #: CA5567
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I hope immediate emergency action is taken to stay this judges order against Lexi, and the child is allowed to stay in the U.S. with her mother.

This judge has shown profoundly poor judgement in ordering a 9 year old girl to be deported to her known abusive fathet, I would hope that second to saving the child, this judge would be sanctioned up to losing his robe and even being disbarred.

Other

Comment #: CA5564
Rating:1.0

Comments:
The outlandish conduct by Judge Salter over the Ruby Dillon/Lexi Dillon case is appalling. Judge Salter apparently has a higher agenda without regards to the safety and well being of this child whom has been sexually abused by the father that Judge Salter has given to AND ordered her to be returned to regardless that the abuser is out of the country. Judge Salter is a sick excuse for a Judge.

Other

Comment #: CA5563
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This case is bordering on insane! Why would anyone give a child to a Father who has molested her!? Why has copious amounts of evidence been withheld? Her Father cannot even come back to the US - he's been barred from here for a reason, so now, they'll just ship his victim to him - this is insane! This judge needs to be disbarred for his illegal and shameful way he has handled this case because something is terribly wrong here...

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA5561
Rating:1.9

Comments:
Lexi's is not the only case where innocent children & mother's are being punished & put in danger for nothing other than Judge Salter's obvious bias toward so-called "father's rights" (I thought taxpayers paid him to uphold the best interests of the CHILDREN?)& desire to move things along in his courtroom like a cattle rancher. PLEASE STOP his (& other judges like him) madness before too many other children are forced to endure court sanctioned suffering!

Other

Comment #: CA5560
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This Judge has made a very poor judgment and made a horrible horrible mistake ! Failing this little innocent Girl Lexi Dillion .Despite all the evidence proving this little girl's own father is sexually abusing her , this judge still sends this poor little girl to the man that makes her life hell. I cannot comprehend or tolerate this little girl has to suffer because this Judge made a huge mistake! please. Help her .

Other

Comment #: CA5559
Rating:1.0

Comments:
How can a judge get away with what he has done to Lexi Dillon? She is a 9 year old girl who he has ordered to live with her father in Thailand despite evidence from the police, her therapist, and a forensic expert that the father has been sexually abusing her. She could be with her mother, whose only crime was to speak out about the abuse. That was why her parental rights were taken- the family court said she was lying. There is corruption in this case between the DA's office, CPS, and the court.

Other

Comment #: CA5558
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Based on the case of Lexi, Ruby Dillon's daughter, it appears that this judge is as corrupt as they come. What kind of a judge takes a child from a mothers and sends her to a pedophile out of country? He needs to be disbarred and Lexi needs to be brought back to her mother.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA5557
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Shame on you judge Salter bring Lexi home to Ruby she is a good mother she took her daughter to the hospital to protect her daughter! get her out of harms way and out of her father's hands thank you!!!!!!!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA5556
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
We the people of this country are hanging on by a thread when it comes to trusting in our judicial system. Vigilantism is very close to occurring because of the fact that we are being so let down. When it comes to our own children's safety, who can we trust to protect them, against their predator's. This judge, he is a predator. He is not only allowing this to continue, but he is greatly assisting the situation to become almost impossible for this child to be protected and rescued by anyone. He is abusing his position of authority and he need's to be stopped. Please. It is people like him that make the good law abiding citizens of this country lose faith in our judicial system. Mock my word's, there will eventually be so many of us that are finally feed up that we will eventually take matters into our own hand's. Then where will that leave this country. Please get ride of unjust judge's like hi and fix our child protective service's to where they actually protect our children.

Other

Comment #: CA5510
Rating:1.0

Comments:
He is not a good judge at all. He needs to be disbarred.

Litigant

Comment #: CA5482
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Im going through a custody issue and Salter has shown bias towards the other party, who has deep affiliations with Loyola. Can you tell me when Salter was a professor there? It will help me connect the dots in proving his bias and conflict of intrest in my case. Thank you! A railroaded father.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA5467
Rating:1.4

Comments:
In addition to my earlier review, I failed to mention that the last court hearing where Judge Salter showed obvious bias toward the litigious father was conducted after-hours & therefore off the record.

Other

Comment #: CA5466
Rating:1.0

Comments:
"Honorable" Judge Salter has allowed a narcissistic father to bring file multiple hearings against a mother who has tried to do nothing but make things better for the sake of her child. Judge Salter has allowed the father to rant & rave at will, has allowed unsubstantiated lies & illegally obtained "evidence" from the father for over a year. The mother has remained silent & given in to multiple demands to fruitlessly appease the father. At a recent hearing, after a lengthy tirade by the father, the mother's attorney uttered the words, "We have some concerns Your Honor". Judge Waltz replied by yelling at the mother "You'd better try to work this out because if you leave the decisions to me it won't be good", then continued the hearing for another 6 weeks. At the most recent hearing Judge Salter again allowed the father a lengthy rant full of lies. The mother attempted to explain her reasons but before she could finish one sentence Judge Salter cut her off, sided with the father & made a decision that negatively impacted the mother's employment & her older child's school schedule. The father's only clearly stated reasoning was "I will not budge on this your honor. She has several other children (she only has one other child) & needs to learn to figure things out". Judge Salter turned to the mother & angrily said "You'd better figure it out".

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA5213
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge is has no experience in the courtroom. He is biased and unprofessional. When ruling he does not consider the facts and choses to ignore them. He does not review testimony.

Other

Comment #: CA5182
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Definitely one of the reasons our court system is so backed up. Recently observed 4 cases one morning and he made no decisions. Continued two cases and sent two cases to another court. and one of the cases he made no decison on was a 730 evaluation he had ordered. Obviously did not like the findings or recommendations by the evaluator and ignored the whole thing. Transferred to another court.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA5151
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I'm not sure hey pays attention or even shows up. He seems to be senile as he pays no attention to the facts or what is taking place in his courtroom.
No experience in family law. Not sure what he is doing.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA5150
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Very poor communication skills, inability to be unbiased or asses documented facts. He is lazy regarding the review of testimony and allows cases to be prolonged over months. Seems to be incapable of focusing on the facts.

Litigant

Comment #: CA5149
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge has no experience in family law. It is obvious he has no clue what he is doing. He does not rule in accordance to the law or facts. He is biased and prejudiced. He makes closed chambered deals. A utter disc race to the American judicial system.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA5143
Rating:2.0

Comments:
He is an embarrassment to the judicial system. No experience in family law and had no business in family law. Prior experience: appellate research Appointed by the " terminator". Total disregard for evidence and rules based on hearsay. If you have this judge, run for the hills unless, of course your attorney went to Loyola Law School or belongs to the same "country club" or perhaps you are on a committee with Salter at the Orange County Bar Association.

Other

Comment #: CA5115
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Salter makes his decisions based on on closed chamber deals. He is biased, unethical and corrupt,
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He is narrow minded and one sided. Curiously enough he tends to favor the party who was in his his law classes when he taught at Loyola. A conflict of interest? The pattern speaks for itself.

Litigant

Comment #: CA5112
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Glenn Salter rules from closed chamber conferences and not on the evidence presented. He allows his judgment to lose sight of the issues at hand by allowing his proceedings to carry on for months. He allows continuance after continuance and regards family law as if it was criminal law. His rulings are based on endless hours of hearsay with little regard to the evidence at hand.

Other

Comment #: CA5111
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Salter should go back to lawschool. He has spent most of his career behind a desk and his courtroom presence is ridiculous. He pays no attention to the evidence presented, is ill prepared, and biased. I am not sure why or how he was appointed. He is a discrace to the American judicial system.

Court Staff

Comment #: CA5099
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Biased and negligent in reviewing the facts, rules on hearsay. Is biased and
allows back door deals. He has no control over the court room. No wonder California is bankrupt.

Other

Comment #: CA4468
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Coverage of the courts and judges (officers of the courts) is woefully neglected, and the conduct of this judge is a mega-indictment of a system secured by secrecy, back door collaboration and deals in chambers not recorded (much less witnessed), such that the losing party can just go sulk! It is everybody's business to know about these defects in our "systems of justice" -- whether it's the dissolution of a marriage, or Family Court issues of violence and abuse. It could be any one of us! He is the worst! Uninformed? He was a managing attorney for the appellate court!

Litigant

Comment #: CA4256
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Follows in Judge Waltz's footsteps....possibly more fair and even-tempered but has upheld almost every decision of Judge Waltz even though Judge Waltz was clearly a very ill jurist. Judge Salter needs to show some independence and stop calling Judge Waltz for advice on cases!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA4155
Rating:9.6

Comments:
Judge Salter is a gift to the family law bench. He's brilliant, fair, calm, courteous to all, is not at all intimidated by litigants or lawyers, and runs a tight ship. And he seems to care. We can only hope he stays.