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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. Lenita Skoretz

Horrific. This Judge is a total disgrace to family law. I watched her in session staring and making eye contact with opposing counsel which was clear communication, rolling her eye...

04/07/2026 04:58 PMComment #135569

Hon. Steve McCarthy

In my case before Judge McCarthy, SUBSTANTIAL evidence was presented regarding ongoing high-conflict co-parenting. This included repeated communication failures and withholding of ...

04/06/2026 05:47 PMComment #135567

Hon. Laura H Miller

*"" "WARNING**" "" BEWARE! DANGET! SHE IS ON CA BRADYLIST!!! EVERY REASON TO REQUEST TECUSAL BC YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FAIR IMPARTIAL PROCEEDINGS. SHE HAS BROKEN MY TRUST IN JUDIC...

04/06/2026 06:23 AMComment #135566

Hon. Cindy Larsen

Judge Cindy Larsen publicly promises a neutral and fair hearing. In the hearing I observed, that appearance was maintained. The ruling, however, did not reflect the hearing what...

04/06/2026 02:24 AMComment #135565

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

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

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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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

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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