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"The judiciary must be empowered to act as a check on the legislative and executive branches, but its actions must always be subject to appropriate checks."

William Howard Taft,
27th President of the United States and the
10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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MOST RECENT COMMENTS - STATE JUDGES

Hon. Wendy Chang

This Judge is so biased and incompetent. The worst judge that I've ever encountered.

04/10/2026 05:35 PMComment #135595

Hon. John Doody

I would give this guy zero stars if possible. My ex has repeatedly violated our parenting time order and I was asking for the court to enforce it. He allowed my ex to start the hea...

04/10/2026 02:49 PMComment #135594

Hon. Kathleen C Waterman

I am an attorney who barely escaped her ire. She is unstable and reflects the issues with the NYC judicial system.

04/10/2026 01:53 PMComment #135593

Hon. Marie Wood

Yes, must be sent to the psych ward. Absolutely awful "judge". Bias, rude, incompetent, lazy, disturbed.

04/10/2026 06:06 AMComment #135592

MOST RECENT COMMENTS - FEDERAL JUDGES

Hon. Maria A. Audero

This magistrate is very unprofessional. She lacks any kind of tack. She belittles family members and treats defendents as being guilty until proven innocent. Her court demeanor is ...

04/10/2026 06:05 AMComment #36056

Hon. Paula Xinis

Gotta go with the majority on this one. Truly horrible judge who doesn't really care about the law and lets courtroom or courthouse politics prevail. Probably spent two seconds...

04/03/2026 12:26 PMComment #36053

Hon. Kenneth M. Karas

I managed to get him off the case, so I have no sour grapes here. First, I strongly suspect his opinions - which took forever - were written with AI (whenever I checked his cites,...

04/01/2026 04:57 AMComment #36052

Hon. Jinsook Ohta

She admitted evidence in a case, then invoked F.R. Evid. 403 before closing arguments to forbid the lawyer from talking about the evidence. When he inadvertently displayed an exhib...

03/28/2026 04:54 PMComment #36051

TOP 10 FEDERAL JUDGES

Hon. Thelton E. HendersonDistrict Judge, N.D.Cal.

5.0

Hon. Thomas P. SmithDistrict Judge, D.Conn.

4.9

Hon. James L. CottDistrict Judge, S.D.N.Y.

4.9

Hon. Tonianne J. BongiovanniDistrict Judge, D.N.J.

4.9

Hon. Keith P. EllisonDistrict Judge, S.D.Tex.

4.9

Hon. Benjamin J. BeatonDistrict Judge, W.D.Ky.

4.9

Hon. John R. PadovaDistrict Judge, E.D.Pa.

4.9

Hon. Dan A. PolsterDistrict Judge, N.D.Ohio

4.9

Hon. Mary Pat ThyngeDistrict Judge, C.C.A

4.8

Hon. Cormac J. CarneyDistrict Judge, C.D.Cal.

4.8

BOTTOM 10 FEDERAL JUDGES

Hon. Deborah L. BarnesDistrict Judge, E.D.Cal.

1.0

Hon. John A. MendezDistrict Judge, E.D.Cal.

1.1

Hon. Staci Michelle YandleDistrict Judge, S.D.Ill.

1.2

Hon. James van MeerveldDistrict Judge, E.D.La.

1.4

Hon. William D. KellerDistrict Judge, C.D.Cal.

1.5

Hon. Ann Marie DonnellyDistrict Judge, E.D.N.Y.

1.5

Hon. Barry AsheDistrict Judge, E.D.La.

1.5

Hon. Jinsook OhtaDistrict Judge, S.D.Cal.

1.6

Hon. Raymond P. MooreDistrict Judge, D.Colo.

1.6

Hon. Anne C. ConwayDistrict Judge, M.D.Fla.

1.6