The Robing Room

Hon. William D. ClasterJudgeSuperior CourtOrange

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
121802	Other	No Rating	A trial which ended today, with Judge Claster presiding, was my first time serving as a juror. It was difficult and long (6 weeks), but Judge Claster managed to keep the trial moving by managing lawyers and time very well. His cal...Read More	10/17/2023 03:59 PM	Contact reviewer
114202	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	I had a high-stakes, highly complex case before him for over three years. It was fought hammer and tongs by my boutique trial firm against one of the best BigLaw firms in LA and settled on the eve of trial. I think the attorneys o...Read More	12/25/2022 01:24 PM	Contact reviewer
102303	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	I've appeared in front of Judge Claster as defense counsel several times and have never detected any bias. He's extremely bright, respectful, and thorough. It's only a matter of time before he ends up working across the street a...Read More	01/21/2022 01:21 PM	Contact reviewer
60607	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Recently tried a case in front of Judge Claster. Probably the most impersonal judge I have ever dealt with. Sometimes lacks patience with attorneys for meaningless reasons. But his rulings were well thought out and I found him to...Read More	10/16/2018 11:47 AM	Contact reviewer
49121	Civil Litigation - Private	No Rating	An incredibly smart judge. Fair, no non-sense, and highly capable. He does not boast about himself, and is a very seasoned trial attorney to boot. Appeared before him in Complex Court, and found him to be the smartest judge eve...Read More	04/25/2017 04:09 PM	Contact reviewer
40966	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	On two cases, Judge Claster was even tempered, clear, thoughtful, and knowledgeable on the case and law. On one case, he favored a pro-per and accepted incredible excuses to repeated infractions, reversing himself and providing r...Read More	02/19/2016 02:10 AM	Contact reviewer
35194	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	Appeared before him on several occasions. Appears to be very knowledgeable about the facts of the underlying case and the matter before him at that point. Listens to the parties before making a decision.	06/04/2015 07:15 PM	Contact reviewer
29711	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Very thorough judge -- bright and competent. Reads everything and knows both the case facts and the law when he takes the bench on a motion.	09/25/2014 09:38 PM	Contact reviewer
29468	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	I have found this judge to be simply either lazy nor does he care about rights of the defendants. He is very pro plaintiff allows counsel to lie and overlooks it right in his court room. Finally pretends to be miffed when an attor...Read More	09/16/2014 12:47 PM	Contact reviewer
29196	Litigant	No Rating	Well you would think when he takes the bench he is generally accepted by parties but the reality is this judge is easily swayed and has no real background at "Black Letter Law" Moreover he refuses to look any law up on the bench,...Read More	09/03/2014 03:45 PM	Contact reviewer
29195	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	This judge should have stayed in private practice. He has little or no extended knowledge of issues at law. Best left to family law if that's where he came from	09/03/2014 03:36 PM	Contact reviewer
27268	Criminal Defense Lawyer	No Rating	Excellent judge. Listens to every side and comes to hearings extremely knowledgeable on the facts and the law that will be argued in each case. Obviously one of the brightest judges on the OCSC.	06/01/2014 09:19 PM	Contact reviewer
26927	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Bright, diligent, patient, listens, and highly competent.	05/12/2014 02:13 PM	Contact reviewer