The Robing Room

Hon. Tara M. FlanaganJudgeSuperior CourtAlameda

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
128826	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Maybe it was different in criminal and family law, but I cannot believe that the Judge Flanagan who is so good in civil litigation now is as bad as the one-star reviews say...in fact if you look at them, it appears that two attorn...Read More	09/25/2024 01:25 PM	Contact reviewer
119440	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	The worst and most biased judge I’ve ever seen in my over 20 years practicing law.	07/15/2023 10:21 AM	Contact reviewer
101194	Litigant	No Rating	The bias and unprofessional attitude is astounding. She yelled at medical doctors on the stand when they were providing testimony, she was condescending and degrading. She refused to follow basic court procedure law, did not follo...Read More	12/08/2021 05:40 AM	Contact reviewer
54929	Litigant	No Rating	Flanagan is an absolutely horrible Judge! She is extremely rude, dismissive, and belittling to parties and attorneys alike. It is so great that Karen Katz is challenging her seat on the bench June 2018. Hopefully Ms. Katz wins and...Read More	03/29/2018 02:22 PM	Contact reviewer
40512	Criminal Defense Lawyer	No Rating	You better 170.3 her.. She was kicked out of family court and is now in criminal court. Men of color beware. Her judgments even confuse her own staff. She will interpret the law to screw you over. Litigants and staff alike celebr...Read More	01/29/2016 02:34 AM	Contact reviewer
38130	Litigant	No Rating	Flanagan is quick tempered, ego driven, and highly inconsistent. She would rather have her way and prove that she is in charge rather than consider the welfare of the children whose lives she affects with her ruling. She has poor ...Read More	10/11/2015 03:37 AM	Contact reviewer
35597	Other	No Rating	If I could give this judge a "0" rating I would. She is terrible. She's handled my divorce/ child custody case for a year. She seen me and my Ex husband over 10 times & everytime we went she was very rude and disrespectful she nev...Read More	06/19/2015 11:13 PM	Contact reviewer
35302	Other	No Rating	She is rude and arrogant towards men of color or men in general. She does not read the facts and dismiss any concerns that are brought up, she allowed a pedophile to move back into the home of a little girl that was be watched ge...Read More	06/09/2015 07:19 PM	Contact reviewer
34267	Litigant	No Rating	Flanagan heard my family law case regarding a shared custody arrangement between my ex wife and me. Judge Flanagan heard us on 3 occasions and found that my ex wife was mentally unstable and ordered a psych evaluation while hivinb...Read More	04/24/2015 07:57 PM	Contact reviewer
33512	Prosecutor	View Details	I found Judge Flanigan to be VERY even handed and fair. I am in fact, completely mystified by the critical reviews listed here on this site? I think Homophobia may be the reason behind the negative reviews as she is an out "Lesbia...Read More	03/18/2015 08:24 PM	Contact reviewer
31739	Other	No Rating	From the first time appearing in front of her. She clearly hates men, and especially men of color. She told me to shut up, would not listen to factual evidence, clearly does not read the filing before the case. Has a drill sergea...Read More	12/17/2014 01:15 PM	Contact reviewer
31725	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Chronically late starting. Drill sergeant mentality. Delusions of grandeur on the bench, forcing everyone to stand, calls opposing counsel "learned counsel." Although she starts late,she still has not read the pleadings. Attac...Read More	12/16/2014 03:05 PM	Contact reviewer
27793	Other	No Rating	Strong judicial bias. Easily agitated and will not listen to argument, no matter how important, once provoked. Will rule arbitrarily without regard to reports from court recommended counselors. Often shortsighted in rulings made t...Read More	07/02/2014 08:01 AM	Contact reviewer
26500	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	As an attorney, I was appalled when I appeared before this judge. In my close to 20 years of practicing law, this is by far the worst judge I have ever appeared in front of. She does not read pleadings, does not allow parties to s...Read More	04/14/2014 08:10 PM	Contact reviewer
24383	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	I appeared before her for the first time last week, and my impression of her was not good. While I was trying to clarify a visitation scheduling problem that my client had, she as much as told me to "shut up." She acts like she's...Read More	11/26/2013 07:14 PM	Contact reviewer
22057	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Very opinionated without knowledge of the case; interprets disagreement as a personal attack. Disrespectful towards counsel. Inflexible in scheduling, unwilling to accomodate attorney unavailability.	06/17/2013 02:05 PM	Contact reviewer