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Hon. Cheri T. Pham

Judge Cheri Pham actions resulted in fundamentally unfair proceeding, abuse of discretion, and unequal evidentiary treatment. Judge Cheri Pham excluded critical evidence, relied on...

04/09/2026 05:51 PMComment #135588
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Hon. Alexander Tisch

Agree with the other comments about how horrible this judge is. He has scripts that he prances out for most cases. If you have an appeal, it's "doesn't the [lower court] judge hav...

04/09/2026 01:00 AMComment #135587
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Hon. Paul L. Alpert

Alpert is another awful appointment. Too many of these awful judges are appointed and not elected. Another egomaniac judge. The good review is from years ago. Even if it's true...

04/09/2026 12:50 AMComment #135586
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Hon. Maria de Jesus Santovenia

With over 25 years of professional experience, I feel compelled to raise serious concerns regarding the conduct of this Judge. In my experience, this has been one of the most chall...

04/08/2026 09:07 PMComment #135584
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MOST RECENT COMMENTS - FEDERAL JUDGES
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
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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
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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
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Hon. James E. Grimes, Jr.

Doesn't understand basic principles for resolving discovery disputes, granting or denying motions to compel, and will make arbitrary rulings on which motions to grant or compel, fi...

03/27/2026 12:56 PMComment #36050
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