The Robing Room

Hon. Elia OrtizJudgeSuperior CourtNapa

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
68193	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Ortiz is an arrogant, hateful, insulting, pompous, severely biased, unfair, hostile, nasty judge who talks over the top of parties, never waiting for an answer. Without any personal knowledge or evidence, she will call a party a ...Read More	04/22/2019 07:35 PM	Contact reviewer
42527	Litigant	No Rating	Sadly Judge Ortiz represents the worst of society and the justice system. Clearly she feels entitled to ignore common sense, avoid the law, and choose a side quickly with no basis. Even when presented with case law and mounds of f...Read More	05/05/2016 03:28 PM	Contact reviewer
42421	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	I appeared before her several years ago. Arrogant. Rude. Wasn't about to let the law or facts interfere with her pre-determined outcome. avoid at all costs.	05/02/2016 04:12 PM	Contact reviewer
41926	Civil Litigation - Private	No Rating	Can't rate this judge without the option of putting a minus before the number. Everything said in prior comments were absolutely accurate. This is a person that is fundamentally unfit to be a judge and will leave you feeling the...Read More	04/08/2016 12:58 AM	Contact reviewer
40737	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Judge Ortiz is a terrible judge. She is biased, uneducated, and makes it clear that she doesn't care what the law is - if she decides she doesn't like you, then she will make decisions devastating to families and children. She is ...Read More	02/06/2016 08:52 PM	Contact reviewer
40650	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Creative. Likes to make her own decisions rather than follow application of law. Does not like legal arguments or points and authorities challenging any statement she may have made. Prefers to be quick and expeditious. Doesn'...Read More	02/03/2016 07:29 AM	Contact reviewer
40649	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Elia Ortiz handles the master calendar and family law matters in Napa County. She handles the calendar by postponing matters to another appearance or hearing. Even uncontested, simple issues - she will dismiss a self-represented ...Read More	02/03/2016 07:18 AM	Contact reviewer
37614	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	I gave her 1s only because I couldn't give her zeros. She had no idea how to handle a civil lit matter, but that didn't keep her from acting like she did. it was a travesty.	09/17/2015 07:18 PM	Contact reviewer
24867	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	This judge was appointed into the realm of handling complex, contentious family law cases, even though her entire background is in criminal defense. She is also the most junior judge, having served less than a year as of January 2...Read More	01/10/2014 08:55 PM	Contact reviewer