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Hon. Penney S. Azcarate	See Rating Details
Judge Circuit
Fairfax County 19	See Comments

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Other

Comment #: VA3258
Rating:10.0

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What can I say, best judge ever, so glad she was fair though I wished Amber didn’t get anything at the end, felt like they wanted not to just leave her out, 2mil for what? For destroying man’s life? I wish she didn’t take anything as it all was lies but hey, at least Johnny got the justice he deserved, the judge was fair, strong and very professional, kudos to you judge and thanks for the hard work.

Other

Comment #: VA3257
Rating:10.0

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To the people who continue to rate this judge based on the high profile case, get over yourselves. She conducted herself in the most patient and professional way possible during the entire case. Unlike Heard, and her lawyers who were an absolute trainwreck nightmare to deal with. Their entire case was hearsay. If you had watched the entire case from start to finish on YouTube for FREE mind you, and not from deranged one sided “Believe all females nomatter what even when there’s EVIDENCE proving otherwise” TikTok clips.. you’d clearly see that the Jury’s ruling’s were spot on. The jury decided this case, not the judge. Y’all stay mad, cause it’s embarrassing you continue to come here and grasp straws this way. You weren’t in the court, stop selecting court staff etc, that’s what “other” is for. Move on.

Court Staff

Comment #: VA3253
Rating:10.0

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What an excellant judge, I enjoyed this case though I felt really bad for johnny, but thankfully he came out on top and won the case, truth always wins, and lies always get revealed.

Other

Comment #: VA3250
Rating:10.0

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Ty judge for doing an excellent job, please do not care for heard comments, we can see she hired some bots to comment here, can’t believe she didn’t stop doing this old game till now, nothing will change the truth, she lied about everything, Ty judge, all my respect.

Other

Comment #: VA3246
Rating:10.0

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Excellent judge, she was fair, firm, and she took things well in hands, tbh I was worried at first she won’t be a fair judge but she proved me wrong, the trial was amazing I watch it again and again believe it or not, excellent work judge.

Other

Comment #: VA3245
Rating:1.0

Comments:
So, it would seem that, even now, the Depp simps are wrongly portraying Azcarate the incompetent as being fair & impartial, even when she had no jurisdiction to oversee the trial.

Technically, it should have happened in California, as that's where Amber lived, but the Depp simps don't realize that the location of a newspaper's servers are a non-factor in legal matters.

And, they're STILL mad that Depp invalidated his lawsuit by accepting $1 million from Amber's insurance; Travelers wouldn't pay out if there's malice.

Other

Comment #: VA3244
Rating:1.0

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So, as it turns out, Azcarate the Incompetent is guilty of judicial malpractice.

Honestly, if the trial is ever investigated, and it's found that she erred in presiding over it, pretty sure she could face removal from the bench & even disbarment.

Also, for the Depp simps talking about watching it on YouTube, they conveniently omit about how they did so through completely biased legal hacks.

Other

Comment #: VA3233
Rating:Not Rated
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Judge Penney did an excellent job in the Depp vs. Heard case despite what these spammers and children via tik tok say. I watched the entire trial from start to finish, and she was beyond fair and PATIENT will all the dramatics. Watch the trial and see for yourself, it’s on YouTube.

Other

Comment #: VA3232
Rating:Not Rated
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The way this judge carried out the law and the trial was straightforward. She she carried out the law to the best that I have seen in most courts of the size.

Prosecutor

Comment #: VA3201
Rating:1.0

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Honestly, hearing about how Azcarate the Incompetent mishandled the trial, she needs to lose the upcoming election, then face prosecution for judicial misconduct.

In fact, Amber should sue her for judicial malpractice, and show the brainless Deppheads that their "idol" IS nothing more than a domestic abuser & a wife beater.

The careers of Azcarate, Vasquez, Chew, & even Depp need to end for the suffering Heard was put through.

History WILL remember all four of them as low-life scum.

Prosecutor

Comment #: VA3184
Rating:1.0

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Sad to hear we're now finding out the Dishonorable Azcarate presided over the Depp v. Heard defamation trial in a way that no honorable judge would ever dare try.

As multiple credible lawyers have stated, the trial never should have been allowed to happen in Virginia, since there was no jurisdictional relationship there.

Hopefully, when Amber is allowed to tell her truth, it'll end not just the acting career of Depp, but the legal careers of Azcarate, Vasquez, Chew, & hopefully even shut down Brown Rudnick.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA3183
Rating:9.6

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Such a wonderful demeanor. Kind thoughtful and even keeled at all time. Above all fair.

Prosecutor

Comment #: VA3182
Rating:1.0

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So, if what I've heard is correct, because of Depp agreeing to the settlement, he practically saved the legal careers of Ratmille, Ben Chewin' My Ass, & the Dishonorable Azcarate.

If he would have let Amber's appeal go through, she very likely would have succeeded in getting the jury's verdict vacated, which would have proved that Vasquez, Chew, & Azcarate truly are legal hacks that don't deserve to work in the legal field.

But, since Amber's free to tell her side of the story, she still may be able to help retire those three legal hacks from their industry, while also proving his groupies as nothing more than blind, ignorant sheep.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA3181
Rating:1.0

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So, if what I've read from prominent lawyers on Twitter is true, then Depp may have saved the legal careers of the Dishonorable Azcarate, Ratmille, & Ben Chewin' My Ass.

If Amber's appeal had been allowed to go through with, the Virginia jury's verdict would have been vacated, and that would have killed the legal careers of Azcarate, Vasquez, & Chew.

It's only because Depp knew he would lose the appeal that he ended up agreeing to the settlement which still ended up rendering the jury's verdict essentially non-existent.

But, here's still to hoping that Virginia voters will keep the settlement in mind when they vote to kick the Dishonorable Azcarate off the bench. Hell, maybe she can go work as a judicial consultant for Fox News before they get shut down thanks to Smartmatic & Dominion.

Azcarate is a hack judge & Vasquez & Chew are hack lawyers. Here's to hoping that NBC suffers through severe viewership & ratings plummet before they realise hiring Vasquez as a legal expert was one of the biggest mistakes that company has ever made.

Other

Comment #: VA3176
Rating:1.0

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Aww, apparently, the Deppies STILL can't get over Depp & Heard's settlement rendering the verdict nullified.

Can't wait for the Dishonorable Azcarate to lose her re-election for Virginia judge.

And, apparently, the Deppies also don't understand that juries don't understand domestic violence & spousal abuse.

And, seems the Deppies like making stuff up about Heard's insurance providers suing her, since if that was true, we'd be hearing about it. So, continue believing the lie that she's being sued by insurance & that Australia is investigating her. Maybe it'll finally stick in your thick skulls if Depp's cronies on Twitter are eventually sued for defamation for the lies they've put forth.

Honestly, at this point, the anti-Amber people are exposing themselves as idiots & intentional liars, just like their "idol".

So, continue spewing your lie-filled words; it won't help Depp when he can no longer find work in Hollywood, while Amber witnesses her big comeback.

Oh, and can't wait to see NBC's ratings & viewership drop like a lead balloon now that they've hired Ratmille as a legal analyst. No surprise, since she got the job through connections, instead of talent (which she has none of).

Other

Comment #: VA3174
Rating:10.0

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Judge Azcarate was fair and thorough, anyone saying otherwise didn’t watch the trial in full. It’s childish to think leaving your off topic comments and vengeful inaccurate spam ratings are going to do anything. This isn’t a forum, no one wants to hear your whining. Go back to Twitter.

Additionally, the Jury was spot on in their decision making process. If you lie on the stand, people see right through that. That’s what happened multiple times while she was on the stand. She damaged her own case. Justice was served, and truth always wins.

Aside from her settling, Amber Heard’s insurance companies are suing her.. on top of that she committed perjury in 3 countries. Anyone still blindly defending her is defending her because she made a mockery of the me two movement, and because of that.. going back on that would make the movement look worse than it already does. The more people defend her the more it goes to show you it’s not about finding out the truth for them.. it’s to believe all women no matter what even if they lied and committed multiple acts of abuse themselves on NUMEROUS people. It’s pathetic, and the majority of people saw right through all of it.

Once the investigation in Australia is complete (fast approaching and only a matter of time) she will be tried for Perjury there first. She created these problems for herself. Between the lawsuits from the insurance companies and her own acts of perjury - she only has herself to blame for her own undoing. No matter what legal team she would have hired, lies have a way of catching up to you and coming out. We all got to see first hand how she tried to poorly cover her lies up, and it all came out in the end.

Prosecutor

Comment #: VA3171
Rating:1.0

Comments:
So, apparently, Depp the Abuser's fans don't understand how the law works.

The settlement Depp & Heard agreed to states neither defamed the other, thereby legally overruling the incompetent jury's verdict; if anything, after reading the amicus brief from Heard & her legal team, Jawny & his loser lawyers realized she'd win the appeal, thereby ruining Depp, so Vasquez & Chew convinced Depp to agree to the settlement. I mean, if Depp thought he'd win the appeal, then why did he sign the settlement?
Also, the fact that Heard didn't have to admit guilt, and isn't bound by a gag order/NDA, Depp's fans are the Trumpers of the entertainment world.

Just like how Trump eventually lost, so did Depp.

BTW: do the Depp fans realize that Bullshit Rednecks stated in their press release that, even if Heard talks about the case, Depp can't do shit, because he agreed not to take any further action or re-take previous actions?

So, in other words, Ratmille & Ben Chewin' My Ass won't even admit the truth to Depp & his fans.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA3170
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Sorry forgot to leave my rating, amazing and respectable judge.

Other

Comment #: VA3169
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Ty judge for your fairness in court, the I was worried at the beginning but finally a fair trial was done, so sorry these idiots of Amber Stans are floating the comments with bad ratings, what do you expect? She lost, Johnny won, end of story.

Other

Comment #: VA3167
Rating:10.0

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Judge Penny was excellent, she had the patience of a Saint. The Amber Fanatics leaving 1 star reviews just goes to show you how petty and pathetic they all really are. As of today, with Heard settling by paying Depp 1 million, the trial stands as it has. She LOST. He won. If she decides to defame him again, she can be taken to court again for defamatory statements that were proven to be false in a court of law. Hands down, Judge Penny is incredible.. it doesn’t matter who the judge would have been in this case, the only way these insane children would be happy is if the world believed AH’s lies. They didn’t. The majority of us saw right through her lies on the witness stand, and through EVIDENCE. Stay mad lunatics.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA3166
Rating:1.0

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So, as it turns out, even Jawny realized that the Dishonorable Azcarate's ruling would not hold up in the appellate court, as he just reached a settlement with Heard that will see her homeowner's insurance pay him $1M (meaning Amber herself pays nothing) while he also agrees to dismiss his defamation lawsuit with prejudice (in other words, the jury verdict is nullified).

So, at this point, when Azcarate comes up for re-election, her opponent needs to use the news about the settlement in their campaign ads against her so that she gets kicked off the bench.

Azcarate is finished as a judge, and so are Vasquez & Chew as laywers.

Other

Comment #: VA3164
Rating:1.0

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Can't wait for the Depp & Azcarate sycophants to start crying that river of tears when the appellate court grants Amber that vacation.

It'll completely nullify Jawny's lawsuit, & likely void the Dishonorable Azcarate's ruling.

I hope they both like life in permanent unemployment.

Other

Comment #: VA3162
Rating:1.0

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So, how scared now are Depp's groupies that the appellate court might just vacate the jury's verdict against Amber?

Honestly, that happens, both Ratmille Vasquez & the Dishonorable Azcarate need to be disbarred, Vasquez for conduct unbecoming a lawyer, and Azcarate for judicial misconduct.

Then, once the truth is known about Amber, the Deppies can watch their idol's career finally go down in flames, as it should.

Anyone who believed Depp will be exposed a liar, and anyone who didn't believe Amber will be publicly humiliated & embarrassed for the rest of their lives.

Other

Comment #: VA3158
Rating:1.0

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Can't wait to see the Derpies making that river of tears flow when Heard succeeds in getting the appellate court to vacate the jury's verdict on account of Azcarate's handling.

Everyone who supported Amber will finally be vindicated, while Depp, Vasquez, Azcarate, & all their supporters will see their life as they know it end.

Here's to hoping that the verdict against Heard getting vacated ends up resulting in: the Dishonorable Azcarate being voted off the bench, then eventually disbarred for judicial misconduct; Vasquez getting fired from her law firm & also being disbarred; and Depp's entertainment career coming to and end.

Can't wait to see what crummy jobs those 3 have to resort to to keep their lives going.

Other

Comment #: VA3153
Rating:1.0

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So, when (not if) it turns out that Heard eventually succeeds in getting the appellate court to vacate the jury's verdict against her based on how the Dishonorable Azcarate handled the trial, Azcarate probably might want to start thinking about starting a new career, because by that point, her legal career is over.

If only she would have paid attention to the actual law & recognized another court's legal declaration that Depp is a wife beater, rather than using Heard's pain & suffering as a launching pad for her own political career, Azcarate wouldn't be looking at never being able to work in the legal business ever again.

And, honestly, how much more humiliation & embarrassment will Vasquez & Depp have to go through before their groupies finally realize just how far & deep their stupidity & ignorance goes?

Prosecutor

Comment #: VA3149
Rating:1.0

Comments:
You know, it's telling that all the Depp simps are siding with the Dishonorable Penney Azcarate, when Virginia defamation lawyer Lee Berlik has pointed out how many ways Azcarate erred in presiding over the trial. In fact, he even believes that the Virginia appellate court that Amber's appeal has been assigned to will have no choice but to grant a vacating of the verdict due to Azcarate's mishandling, not to mention that, because of how long it took Depp to file the suit, it falls outside the time period that would have given Azcarate jurisdiction to preside over the trial.

Honestly, I'll gladly believe a Virginia defamation lawyer every day of the week & twice on Sunday over arm-chair lawyers idolizing a female lawyer who may likely see her legal career end at the hands of a washed-up actor who could care less about her.

The world will laugh at Depp, Vasquez, & Azcarate when the jury's verdict is vacated, because it means the professional careers of Depp, Vasquez, & Azcarate are over with.

Can't wait to see the Deppheads react to the verdict's vacating the same way Trumpers reacted to their "idol" losing the 2020 election; they'll eventually run & hide in the shadows, hoping to eventually be forgotten by society.

Other

Comment #: VA3148
Rating:1.0

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Let’s be clear, her uneven-hand in handling cases for the fairfax Co. community has not appeared to benefit the well-being of the community, IF she is left to sit and dismiss individuals who use their PD/PTSD/BP to cause trauma/anxiety….in a child’s life. She should be removed for allow a pass for anyone that perpetuates discord, dysfunction and more in the lives of a child. ***REMOVE AZCARATE; RESTORE THE CHILD’S (ALL Children’s) CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS*** **REMOVE AZCARATE; RESTORE THE PARENTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS**

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA3140
Rating:1.0

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I see that the Depp trolls - orchestrated by his corrupt PR team have been leaving bogus reviews on this judge's rating. Lots of talk against the UK trial, even though that was about him. Those Deppheads citing perjury are mad that Depp actually perjured himself 83 times during the Virginia trial. And, as far as claims of Heard being a gold-digger...if she was she wouldn't have dismissed the opportunity to get the money Johnny Derp owed her. But, the Deppheads shouldn't let truth & facts get in the way of their delusions. And, I notice no Deppheads are bringing up the trial dox that Laura Bockoven recently published through her website that she crowd-funded funding for; probably because those trial dox actually disprove everything bad that the Deppheads have said about Amber. That's probably why it is that Depp didn't want the documents admitted as evidence during the trial. I wonder how much sour grapes the Deppies will have when the appellate court vacates the jury's verdict against Heard based off Azcarate's mishandling of the trial.

The thing is, Depp's professional career is about to end, & it'll be only his fault for it, because he wanted to hide from the public the fact that his career was on the downfall long before Amber's OpEd. Not just that, but he also wanted to hide the fact that he was much more the abuser than Amber was.

Can't wait for Adam Waldman to eventually be arrested & deported back to the Russian tyrant's country.

Other

Comment #: VA3137
Rating:1.0

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You have to know, to speak. You have to comprehend the negative impact that has come from this judge bias, partial rulings that she is to serve. You praise this person (Mrs. Azcarate) for appearing to do her job while millions were watching her. Try sitting in front of her on a normal day without millions of dollars in your bank account and with 3-5 attorneys. Her boss was watching, so why would she do anything that could cause the General Assembly to question their decision to put her as Chief Judge. So, with that said, she needs to resign, the General Assembly needs to do a full inquiry on her cases. It’s time to hold her accountable via her superiors or the Ethics and Misconduct Board (If possible).

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA3136
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Oversaw the televised Depp v Hear trial fairly and without bias despite the poor defence counsel. I hate the way Heard supporters are defaming this judge because the JURY reached THEIR verdict.

Prosecutor

Comment #: VA3134
Rating:1.0

Comments:
To the stupid Depp stans thinking that posting the truth about the Dishonorable Azcarate won't undermine her reputation...

[Redacted by Ed.] If Azcarate gets kicked off the bench by voters in the election, that's not the fault of Amber or her fans; that's the fault of a judge for not overseeing a case the way a professional & fair judge actually would.

No judge worth their law degree would allow a fake juror to participate in a court case.

Not to mention, the charges of "failure to sustain the demurrer"; "failure to dismiss on grounds of forum non conveniens"; "failure to dismiss on grounds of res judicata or collateral estoppel"; and "improper exclusion of relevant evidence" (to quote Virginia defamation lawyer Lee Berlik).

Azcarate will have to deal with the wife beater's misnomer of a defamation lawsuit probably ending not just her career as a judge, but likely ending her legal career for good.

Litigant

Comment #: VA3133
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I see a lot of people who believe that Mrs. Penney Azcarate is patient and fair, so I’d like to add a few points of my personal, non-celebrity case, with one attorney present. The person who sat so patiently through ALL of the testimonies, back and forth, days and days of this and that was NOT AT ALL that patient with community families that she is to serve. So, from the front row seat that I have seen her rule from, without millions of people watching…., her supposed patience, fair and etc demeanor/attitude or rulings are did not appear to provided the same patience/fairness to those who CANNOT afford attorneys… So; with all due respect.. check her out on a regular day, with everyday people who try to make a good living for their families or for their child/ren in Virginia and that cannot afford to spend all of their retirement on legal matters that a logical justice system should realize when judges are not educated or logical enough to uphold the constitutional rights of citizens and/or parents and children. Just in case it was not clear.. Change Must Come and Needs to Come sooner than later.

Other

Comment #: VA3131
Rating:10.0

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Great judge. pathetic Heard supporters on here leaving bad reviews. Do they seriously think their trolling is going to do anything to undermine this professional and fair person's reputation. It won't.

Prosecutor

Comment #: VA3127
Rating:1.0

Comments:
So, the Depp stans still can't get over the fact that the trial dox they crowd-sourced funding for, the same dox Andrea Burkhart purchased, actually exposed Depp for the scum he is.

One even admitted that the Deppies paid for their own downfall.

Honestly, Azcarate will eventually regret ever having accepted the task of overseeing Depp's baseless defamation trial, since it's likely going to end her legal career.

How the Dishonorable Azcarate allowed TV cameras into the courtroom for a case like this shows why, soon enough, Virginia voters will likely kick her off the bench, & no law firm will ever want to hire such an incompetent legal professional.

Can only hope Azcarate has saved up all the money she made from being such a POS judge, because she's going to have to rely on that after her career ends.

In the end, Heard will be vindicated, while Azcarate & Vasquez will never work in the legal business ever again.

Hey, Depp stans...

DiD yOu WaTcH tHe TrIaL?

Well, everyone did, and as it's turning out, more & more are coming to the realization that Azcarate, Vasquez, & the state of Virginia majorly f'ed up.

Other

Comment #: VA3125
Rating:10.0

Comments:
I see that the Heard trolls - orchestrated by he corrupt PR team have been leaving bogus reviews on this judge's rating. Lots of talk about his UK trial Which was against a different party - Heard was only a witness and it's now been proven she committed perjury there - justice Nicol actually cited that the fact she'd DONATED the divorce settlement showed she wasn't a gold digger...but she didn't. It doesn't matter about the UK verdict as it was against a newspaper, not her. No nee evidence can come into the appeal and I note that when the documents were unsealed Heard's mountain of medical evidence failed to materialize anyway!
Judge Azcarate was fair to both parties and rightly prevented hearsay and prejudicial information from tainting the jury - on BOTH sides. The trolls need to give up. During the first two weeks after the trial thousands of position ratingowerr put for judge Azcarate on this feedback - the powers that be know all these pathetic bad reviews are just sour grapes. No judicial malpractice or errors in her court and this will be born out at the appeal.

Other

Comment #: VA3122
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Professional Judge

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA3121
Rating:1.0

Comments:
So, according to the biased comments left by Depp supporters, they are as blind about the law as Azcarate is.

She does not get to decide that the UK trial isn't relevant simply because she disagrees with it.

If anything, the Depp fans are simply mad that trial dox published by Laura Bockov on Twitter are now exposing them as idiots for believing in Depp's garbage.

Prosecutor

Comment #: VA3119
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Boy, when it turns out that the appellate court Ms. Heard's appeal is assigned to vacates the jury's verdict on account of Azcarate's mishandling of the trial, here's to hoping not just that vacating, but also Azcarate's track record of corruption as well is used to disbar the Dishonorable Judge Azcarate within the state of Virginia.

Not to mention, Azcarate allowed TV cameras into the trial, when she had never previously allowed that in other cases.

Time for Virginia to kick her rear off the bench, & the Virginia State Bar to kick her rear out of the legal industry.

Other

Comment #: VA3113
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Absolutely despicable! You pitiful people couldn't even ensure that the right jurors served in a televised case! You let a case move forward over a Nameless essay supposedly about defamation! The woman was already declared the victim of a wife beater in the UK! You didn't allow for CRUCIAL evidence to be submitted! Like Depp's assistant TEXTING about him KICKING HER. Like his disgusting texts with Manson that illuminated the world about his evil sick fantasies! Honestly shame on you all who run the courts in Virginia! You're pathetic

Other

Comment #: VA3109
Rating:10.0

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Fascinating case where the world watched justice being served. Great judge who was fair and level headed. I am shocked by some of the comments left by Heard supporters. They must have watched a different trial to the rest of us

Other

Comment #: VA3108
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Azcarate is the most patient, knowledgeable and fair judge I have ever seen. Unfortunately, Amber Heard has been paying good money to dirty hacks and cyber bullies for >6 years to slander Johnny Depp and everybody who refuses to slander him for her shady pro-women agenda based on lies. Negative reviews left for Judge Azcarate are from organized paid mercenaries. Judge allowed Heard team so much more in court than judges normally allow liars that have zero evidence. I was worried about that for a while, but Judge Azcarate's system allows for most conducive circumstances for a most fair trial. Respect and gratitude to her professionalism and not playing into corrupt PC games.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA3103
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Honestly, the real disgrace is Depp supporters praising a judge that willingly defied existing & established law just to wrongly punish an innocent woman. A judge is supposed to recognize/acknowledge previous ruling, whether or not they agree with them. How Azcarate has been a judge for this long shows how broken & corrupt Virginia's law system is.

The trial dox that just got published on Twitter prove that Depp was engaging in evidence suppression & Azcarate allowed it.

After the appellate court throws out the verdict based on Azcarate's incompetent handling of the trial, work can be done to get the judge disbarred, & Amber will rightly be praised as a hero to survivors of DV & DA everywhere.

Other

Comment #: VA3101
Rating:10.0

Comments:
It's a disgrace to see the threats and lies in the comments left on this feedback site by Heard supporters who simply cannot accept the verdict.
The evidence was presented to the jury and they came to the verdict that many millions agree with.
This was a fair and open trial and the recently unsealed documents reinforce this.
Well done judge Azcarate for your cool head and impartial rulings. DV victims across the world thank you

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: VA3096
Rating:1.0

Comments:
So, apparently, the Johnny Depp trolls found out about this page & are wrongly praising a judge whose likely to get disbarred for what several legal experts are calling judicial misconduct.

By the way, when the appellate court vacates the jury's verdict b/c of Azcarate's incompetent handling of the trial, I hope Amber & her legal team file complaints with the Virginia State Bar & get Azcarate disbarred.

Oh, and after the verdict is tossed by the appellate court, I hope Amber sues Depp in California & ends his career.

Azcarate is about to find out what happens when you take the side of a man about to be exposed as complete scum.

Other

Comment #: VA3092
Rating:10.0

Comments:
A fair and impartial Judge.
Being televised is good because Heard supporters cannot continue to perpetuate the lies bed all saw the evidence for ourselves.
The jury's verdict was consistent with the facts of the case

Other

Comment #: VA3091
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I am a paralegal for litigants, so I have spent considerable time in court.

I watched the Depp vs. Heard trial.

1. I am glad Judge Ascarate allowed this trial to be televised. I have serious concerns about what Heard would be trying to get away with had she not. Heard and her counsel have demonstrated that they are all pathological liars that engaged in trickery throughout the trial. Honesty is not a quality Heard, Bredehoft or Rottenborn possess; there is no shame in their games.

2. Judge Ascarate was 100% fair and impartial, and it is disgusting how Heard's minions have come for her. It is nothing short of more shameful and disgusting behaviors from Heard's counsel and fans who blindly follow Heard.

3. Heard needs to accept defeat and move on. She doesn't have a leg to stand on and will be disappointed and more "broke" when the appellate court upholds the trial court's decision of the jury.

4. Heard will take this to the U.S. Supreme Court "if she has to." As if the SCOTUS would agree to hear her case -- that is not happening. Bredehoft isn't going to tell Heard it is a worthless cause because Bredehoft is inept and sees nothing but $$$ signs as she convinces Heard she has chances that she doesn't. Not only is that hilarious, but someone needs to tell Heard to stop making herself a fool, take the loss, pay off Johnny, and walk away; for the love of God, walk AWAY!.

Bredehoft and her client are ridiculous and criminal -- they need to stop their insanity.

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Comment #: VA3035
Rating:1.0

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Appears to hate women and victims of abuse. Not just in her decision, allowed a fake juror into the court and didn't throw out said fake jurors verdict.

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Comment #: VA3034
Rating:1.0

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Honestly, when the appellate court vacates the jury's verdict, I hope Azcarate eventually gets disbarred for her judicial misconduct.

Legal experts have already laid out how badly she handled the Depp/Heard trial.

Maybe her area's voters will do her a favor by not voting to keep her on the bench/

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Comment #: VA3033
Rating:Not Rated
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I watched the entire Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial, and Judge Azcarate has the patience of a saint! Very fair and decisive in her actions. Strong. Ethical. Self sufficient. Served in armed forces, WHILE attending law school. Helped create Veterans Treatment Docket. 2008, became 1st female Judge to serve on General District Court Bench & 1st female Chief Judge of 19th District. All in all, Judge Azcarate has restored my faith in the Judicial system!

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Comment #: VA3029
Rating:9.0

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She had an amazing mind, sharp no nonsense, but compassionate. It doesn't matter is your a rock star or common street hustler, she is going to treat you with the respect you deserve. No one gets special favors. Just be honest and she will be fair. You don't find many like her on the bench these days.

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Comment #: VA3028
Rating:10.0

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The most fair judge I have ever seen, nerv's out of steel. She listened to everybody, she is so NEUTRAL. If I should have a trial, I would love to have her as judge. No nonsence, no drama's, fact's, but she was not to hard either!! After these 6 weeks I thought she really deserves a good rate.
I whish her luck, health and all good things of this world for her life!! She earned it. ?????????????

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Comment #: VA3026
Rating:Not Rated
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Has handled everything with so much grace, understanding, patience. Very respectful, very fair and faithful to the truth.

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Comment #: VA3012
Rating:10.0

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Hon. Penney Azcarate has been a fair, unbiased and erudite in her ability and capability in handling complex cases such as the recent John C. Depp, II v. Amber Laura Heard (CL-2019-2911) trial.

It was highly educational and informative to witness a case that touched upon sensitive and sometimes severe topics and it was handled by this Judge in a manner that evokes faith in the public in the U.S. Judicial system.

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Comment #: VA2992
Rating:10.0

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~Judge Azcarate handled a very complex, public case, far better than I would have.