JUDGE RATING AND COMMENTS
Hon. Jinsook OhtaDistrict JudgeCalifornia Southern District Court
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36051 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | 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 exhibit containing the "excluded" evidence, she held hi...Read More | 03/28/2026 04:54 PM | |
| 36045 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Yeech! | 03/25/2026 05:50 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 35994 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | She is the worst -- perhaps Joe Biden's biggest boner while president. She is the antithesis of open-mindedness. Although I am a civil practitioner, I have witnessed how she runs her criminal docket as I waited for the civil cases...Read More | 12/21/2025 06:06 PM | |
| 35992 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | I've found Judge Ohta to be exceedingly intelligent and reasonable. | 12/18/2025 11:40 PM | |
| 35843 | Civil Litigation - Govt. | View Details | I am so concerned about what she did to my case that I had to report her to the ninth circuit Judical conduct board with two otherr judges . | 04/10/2025 01:36 AM | |
| 35830 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | she violated her oath. She was biased and unethical in regards to a case that involved the presi ding judge and the district attoney and recklessly dismissed it to tally favor with them knowig what they did to the plaintiff. She e...Read More | 03/30/2025 12:08 AM | |
| 35476 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Horrible demeanor. Doesn't listen or engage lawyers -- has her mind made up in advance so any argument is superfluous. Instead, she lectures. Big know-it-all who wants to show everyone how smart she is. Avoid her if you possibly c...Read More | 02/21/2024 05:05 PM | |
| 35375 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge is worse than any I have ever been in front of in over 35 years of practice. She is arrogant and ignorant, a horrific combination for any judge. Her rulings were not about following the law; they were about how the pa...Read More | 11/02/2023 06:26 PM | |
| 35234 | Civil Litigation - Private | No Rating | Had a trial with her. Excellent judge and comes prepared to every hearing/trial. She runs a tight ship and doesn't tolerate delays or disrespect of the court or the jury. In my experience she was encouraging to new attorneys and w...Read More | 06/22/2023 03:07 PM | |
| 35096 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Unnecessarily harsh on new attorney. I witnessed her make a new attorney nearly cry during his first ever oral argument. Even though it sounded to me that he was correct in the law, she just kept hammering him and would not let hi...Read More | 01/09/2023 08:06 PM | |
| 34778 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Totally pro-government. Unless you have something really simple and straight forward, this is the wrong judge for you. | 07/27/2022 02:54 PM |
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