Hon. James L. WaltzJudgeSuperior CourtOrange
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
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| 133851 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | The Honorable Judge James Waltz is one of the absolute wisest and best judges I’ve ever encountered. He is in the TOP 3 of the 200 judges I’ve encountered. For Family Law and Civil Court Cases please praise him for his great work...Read More | 08/22/2025 11:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 130794 | Litigant | No Rating | Terrible biased Judge. Lazy lazy Guy who does not read anything. Told me he could not be fair to me in open court!! Unbelievable | 02/05/2025 01:41 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 127613 | Other | No Rating | Very strange behavior from this confused old man… I’ve watched him rant for over an hour about the importance of men and the rudeness of women, and I’ve watched him ignore all evidence that doesn’t align with his preconceived bias...Read More | 07/03/2024 10:59 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 127155 | Litigant | No Rating | He does hate women. He doesn’t understand domestic violence. He doesn’t understand abuse. He is on the same level as an abusive partner. If you get him, please RUN. He will take your children away if you are a mother. He will atta...Read More | 06/07/2024 07:32 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 111509 | Other | No Rating | If you are a woman, this man will destroy your kids for fun, enjoy watching/putting kids with there abusive father. Judge is very amused by seeing kids in danger and getting hurt. He gets off on kids in danger! Beware Beware bewar...Read More | 11/04/2022 02:53 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 104449 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I represented a mother in Judge Waltz's courtroom and was happy with his evenhanded approach. If you come to court with proof of what you are alleging, you will be heard. If you try to BS the court, you will be called out. | 04/25/2022 08:30 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 77009 | Other | No Rating | I witnessed a judge have a senior moment today in court. Not kidding! Not only was he struggling to find words but he forgot the reason we were in court, reverted our case from the set trial date that were were there for and appro...Read More | 10/02/2019 06:34 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 74165 | Litigant | No Rating | Earlier this year, I witnessed Judge Waltz invite an expert witness back in to his chambers after a hearing. Apparently he has a close relationship with the witness. After the break they both came out laughing and the expert wit...Read More | 08/11/2019 08:42 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 60305 | Other | No Rating | Judge Waltz is a lot smarter than most think, he can read through B.S. and has the children’s best interest in hand. My ex-wife tried to take my kids away from me in court, she provided false statements and mislead the court. Th...Read More | 10/05/2018 01:07 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 59815 | Other | No Rating | This judge is a disgrace to the justice system. He doesn't bother to read why you are there & he doesn't allow you to explain why you are there (Change Order). He went against the Order made by other two judges. I will file a comp...Read More | 09/19/2018 11:06 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 58838 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge can talk tough, but i think appropriately. He moves the trial and keeps asking attorneys to tell him something he needs to know, not just what they want him to hear. | 08/19/2018 10:48 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 54302 | Other | No Rating | Pro Father. Against mothers! Places children in harms way. judge should be recalled from bench. Shame on him. look at track record and or comments on website | 02/21/2018 05:56 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 53604 | Litigant | No Rating | I am appalled that he has been reassigned to family court. This judge is pro father and completely against mother's with no regard as to the best interests of children. He has a proven record of placing children in dangerous situa...Read More | 01/18/2018 12:33 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 51961 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Well,after 7 years I don't see, talk to or hear from my son. He destroyed our amazingly fun relationship my son and I had with one decision "Reunification" said "I want you with your son ASAP" Then said but while we do this quick ...Read More | 10/02/2017 07:13 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 51874 | Other | No Rating | Where do I begin. He is hot and cold and you never know which one will show up. Sometimes he is nice and other times he is downright mean. Not sure if it is his age or if that is the way he has always been. God complex no doub...Read More | 09/26/2017 02:05 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 51080 | Litigant | No Rating | I filed for full legal and physical custody of my daughter. It should have been a simple case since my last custody order 5 years ago gave my ex 40% physical custody, but he skipped out on her and his other kids 4 1/2 years ago, a...Read More | 08/14/2017 12:46 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 49207 | Other | No Rating | The positive comments on here are have got to be phony. Don't be fooled. This judge is ruining lives. He seems to be repulsed by even the sound of a woman's voice. Does not read or know about the cases before him. Does not seem to...Read More | 04/28/2017 03:45 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 46675 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Pro-male. It seems to me he's a sexist. I've only observed cases in this courtroom where he was against mothers. This judge favors men over women it appears. He is impatient. The judge reviewing commission should take a look ...Read More | 12/09/2016 04:12 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 46017 | Litigant | No Rating | This judge refused to look at the facts, police reports, and prior rulings in my case, (as our new judge) He made us pay for a child custody investigation, and the he refused to look at it and ordered 100% against what the court r...Read More | 10/25/2016 08:17 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 45987 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Waltz is a smart, insightful and caring judicial officer. He is also a no-nonsense judge which means that if you are ill prepared, try to hide the truth, or are a liar he will see through you and will rule accordingly. Ther...Read More | 10/24/2016 06:51 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 42856 | Litigant | No Rating | Wise,cautious and will eventually see through lies and manipulation. He actually cares. Be patient and just trust him. He is a man of honor, morals, and justice. I wish I could do more for him, he's truly an amazing judge. | 05/20/2016 06:19 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 42820 | Other | No Rating | This judge is a joke. I had a case against a young woman. This judge acted like a man who had never seen a woman and kept saying "I like you", over and over again. Of course you can imagine the result. What a joke. How can Califor...Read More | 05/19/2016 01:24 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 42689 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Paper this judge unless you are a bad parent and want more time. Not child centric. | 05/12/2016 08:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 41799 | Other | No Rating | When a judge disregards hard evidence in favor of a fabricated lie by the opposing attorney, I find it extremely suspect. When obvious lie after lie is stated by this same attorney, I find it appalling that he is called a respecte...Read More | 04/01/2016 03:45 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 40787 | Litigant | No Rating | Baffling, disrespectful, unfair. He refused to hear a case he had personally advised me to file. The result has been extreme complications for my adult disabled daughter and has put me in a position of either medicating her into a...Read More | 02/09/2016 05:17 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 40698 | Other | No Rating | How is this monster still legally allowed to hear any cases? He is determined to do the absolute worst thing possible and where innocent children like mine are just collateral damage. Straight violated my rights, admitted on recor...Read More | 02/04/2016 08:54 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 39637 | Litigant | No Rating | Judge Waltz awarding my ex 80% custody WITHOUT a COC-solely based on opposing counsel ‘telling’ the judge I refuse to take my son to school, when in fact I took him to school round-trip 4 days a week for 10 years, not once being t...Read More | 12/17/2015 09:09 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 39481 | Litigant | No Rating | Although there have been many procedural irregularities performed by Judge Waltz during my case, I believe this is an important one. On *****, 2014, my ex filed an exparte. When I arrived in court I was handed the paper work to re...Read More | 12/10/2015 12:45 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 39478 | Other | No Rating | This judge has made inappropriate comments that are one sided in a divorce proceeding. He favors an attorney we are led to believe to be a personal friend. I thought judges were not allowed to be biased?? He clearly is biased and...Read More | 12/10/2015 11:00 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 36299 | Litigant | No Rating | If Mr. Waltz followed through on the discipline he can sound rightfully tough on, he would be a balanced judge. Empty consequences for parents who purposely delay the process for their gain. If he was a man of his word he would b...Read More | 07/16/2015 05:01 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 36038 | Litigant | No Rating | Extremely focused on children. Judge Waltz is the judge you want when the facts are aligned in your favor. He is extremely fair, unbiased and concerned about justice and what is right. He doesn't tolerate lawyers who try to obfusc...Read More | 07/07/2015 08:48 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 35696 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I have handled many family law matters in front of Judge Waltz including several trials and he is one of favorites. I find him to be thoughtful and fair to both sides. He will not tolerate non or underemployment by either party ...Read More | 06/23/2015 04:23 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 33204 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Waltz is a good family law bench officer. He's not in to hearing minutia so hit your main points without any dramatic flair and you are likely to receive a very fair ruling. He is child-centric and his rulings defer to what...Read More | 02/28/2015 02:54 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 28737 | Other | No Rating | Hates Women. Gave 50% custody to a man with a known record of many arrest records. Made me pay my ex husband 80k even though I could barely make rent..I worked two jobs, he told me to get a third, or work more overtime. Now my ...Read More | 08/12/2014 03:25 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 28624 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Watched Judge waltz on several occasions demean & humiliate mother's in his courtroom whether they were working full-time & receiving no child support or on welfare. HATES women, hands over rights to "father's" just for emitting s...Read More | 08/06/2014 01:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 26600 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I've tried several matter before Judge Waltz and was impressed by his sense of fairness and his willingness to listen. He is one of the better judges I have been in front of in Orange County. | 04/22/2014 12:59 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 25352 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | He is one of the worst judges ever. He is not trustworthy. He is very unpredictable. He seems to pre-judge most cases by the appearance, wealth, or religious preferences of the litigants. He exhibits anger and rage towards litigan...Read More | 02/23/2014 10:26 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 25191 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | [Rfedacted by Ed.] Everyone knows that he wound up in Criminal Court because he got thrown off the Family Court bench. (He doesn't belong on the Criminal Court bench either.) He's making $185,000 per year to harm the innocent and...Read More | 02/12/2014 06:37 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 25007 | Other | No Rating | He is biased. He does not truly seek out the truth, but forms opinions before hearing the evidence. My children have suffered greatly as a result of this man's poor judgement. | 01/24/2014 10:52 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 23916 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I had a few cases with this Judge at Lamoreaux Courthouse. He is extremely flexible and easy to deal with, and will accommodate counsel at every turn if it helps get the case resolved. I have seen him stay in his courtroom for lun...Read More | 10/28/2013 05:58 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 23816 | Other | No Rating | This judge held a "mock trial" on October 2, 2013 in courtroom H-6 at approximately 2:00pm. This trial is still in recess, according to Judge James Waltz, yet if you simply pull up the case summary, it tells a very different story...Read More | 10/23/2013 06:29 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 23428 | Litigant | No Rating | Threatening, abusive and obnoxious are the best three words to describe this judge. Judge Waltz is just rude and obnoxious to parties in his courtroom. I would not trust this man with my dog. He appears to be very biased against p...Read More | 09/25/2013 02:33 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 23208 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | [Redacted by Ed.] He is very biased against women who have been abused and individuals he perceives as being very successful and wealthy. Numerous judicial performance complaints and investigations into this judge. A man of very l...Read More | 09/08/2013 04:18 PM | Contact reviewer |
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