Hon. David L. BerryJudgeSuperior CourtSan Diego
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135378Criminal Defense Lawyer
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[Redacted by Ed.] He is going into assignmetn room 101 and want to take our case with him even though he can have no cases in that dept. That is a violation of the ccp 170.4 code as well.. He wants conttrol over that case or [Red...Read More03/14/2026 03:23 PMContact reviewer
135053Criminal Defense Lawyer
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[Redacted by Ed.] . He has ex parte communication with prosecutors. He cannot relate to people on a normal level.. He is [Redacted by Ed.] belongs in state prison along with John Dunlap the DDA.. So arrogant sitting up there on h...Read More01/31/2026 07:17 AMContact reviewer
134732Criminal Defense Lawyer
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He cant help being a psycipaths he comes from along line of pasycxopaths. He doe snot know the differenc between right and wrong and he is repeat offended. His rove color shold be orange.12/15/2025 01:08 AMContact reviewer
134499Court Staff
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We all witnesses what he did to that poor woman and no body reported it. He is now being watched because I spoke up. However he does what he wants no regard to the rules of court . WE all watch and we will report. He will not get ...Read More11/15/2025 08:00 PMContact reviewer
132249Criminal Defense Lawyer
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New sign on door of Court room door Danger do not feed teeth are sharp" Evil judge viscous and nasty. He should be in prison UNfortunately other judges out of this same court should be there right next to him/04/13/2025 07:54 AMContact reviewer
132241Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Danger approacch with care. New sign on door of his court. How I got assigned this sociopath I can only guess. Unfortunately he is far from the only judge in that court that is criminal. Far from that.04/12/2025 11:48 AMContact reviewer
131440Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Very reactive if you rate him negatively he will send your client to State Prison. BEWARE PSYCHOPATH03/13/2025 09:40 AMContact reviewer
131412Criminal Defense Lawyer
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total freak , viscous monster with body odor and fang teeth, halitosis stinks to high heaven . Covert narcissist. other then that he is a complete fraud.03/10/2025 11:44 PMContact reviewer
131356Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Dumber then shit and a viscous personality to match. He needs a video tape of himself so he will see who needs to be put in a cage. I heard Ms Ellie was a covert narcissist also.She had this evil grin and he looks just like her. B...Read More03/06/2025 12:32 PMContact reviewer
131294Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Fellow attorneys do not rate this covert narcisstic man or her will give your clients life. BEWARE PSYCHOPATH ON THE LOOOSE.03/02/2025 07:31 AMContact reviewer
67325Criminal Defense Lawyer
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By far the worst judge I have ever appeared before. He is rude, abrasive, condescending, and most of all ARROGANT. He loves to always put you in your place on the smallest issues just to let you know he is in charge. He has the bi...Read More03/28/2019 09:21 PMContact reviewer
55574OtherNo RatingWatched this judge clearly misunderstand a parental custody case with SIGNIFICANT documented history of domestic violence. Judge openly speculated about facts, such as how direct deposit dates into bank accounts work. Unfairly dis...Read More05/01/2018 04:05 PMContact reviewer
55198LitigantNo RatingMy children and I have survived for 3 years thanks for this judge - he is very fair, thorough and knowledgeable. Even though his orders were later reversed by the awful DCSS Comm. Wartsheimer who DOES repeatedly rules against wom...Read More04/16/2018 09:27 PMContact reviewer
54569Prosecutor
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Very difficult temperament varies day to day in demeanor. Rude, entitled, arrogant.03/07/2018 09:53 PMContact reviewer
54568OtherNo RatingDefinitely feel he hates women, he told me once "crying in my court room won't work" then literally says about other party "see those tears under oath in court room" He is extremely temperamental, one say nice & understanding, ne...Read More03/07/2018 09:50 PMContact reviewer
54014OtherNo RatingJudge Berry is extremely smart and knows laws and that is the only reason that I gave him 2 starts.... he is extremely moody and does not listen to the people in his court room! .. this was not my care BUT I was in his court room ...Read More02/06/2018 05:09 PMContact reviewer
54013Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Biased to the max. Definitely in the side of the female 100% won’t take the time to listen to you. He think he knows it all.. claims he reads the information on filed but has no clue what’s going on or what the real issues are.02/06/2018 05:08 PMContact reviewer
52873Criminal Defense Lawyer
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I am a family law attorney and have represented clients in Judge Berry's courtroom at least a dozen of times. Judge Berry is very smart. He knows the law well. There has only been one occasion where I believed Judge Berry abused ...Read More11/29/2017 03:40 PMContact reviewer
52085Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Horrible vicious person. He’s stupid too and goes out of his way to make relevant information irrelevant (and he is wrong).he hasn’t be elevated to handle jury trials because everyone hates him. He has no patience and understandi...Read More10/10/2017 07:14 PMContact reviewer
50769LitigantNo RatingHe's very inpatient, rude, late and clearly doesn't like his job I'm not sure about him being sexist, it sure feels like he hated me before I said a word, he made me feel like my life and situation was not worth anything. He wou...Read More07/24/2017 01:08 PMContact reviewer
50738LitigantNo RatingI would rate Judge Barry on the top end of the scale. While I was going through my case, I was reading these reviews and getting very nervous. Judge Barry is a thorough, fair to hear both sides, technical person. Of course it make...Read More07/22/2017 11:04 PMContact reviewer
50398OtherNo RatingI surely wish I had read these reviews on Judge Berry before my court case but unfortunately I'm just now seeing this site and and doing the research on this terrible awful excuse of a judge for family law in San Diego County. My ...Read More07/01/2017 03:22 PMContact reviewer
48738OtherNo RatingAnyone who says he isn't patient is not accurate. He heard the facts of my case found child's mother a liar and I am now the custdial parent as opposed to child's abusive mother.04/10/2017 03:27 PMContact reviewer
48611Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Adds to the confusion, impatient, gets lost and won't ask for clarification. Judge Berry is very arrogant, reactive, condescending, and biased. This runs up costs and delays cases. Judge Berry demonstrates poor understanding o...Read More04/04/2017 04:30 AMContact reviewer
45554Civil Litigation - Private
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Lot of potential but personality gets in the way.09/26/2016 06:04 PMContact reviewer
45253LitigantNo RatingIt appears that someone has it out for Judge Berry and is religiously leaving bad reviews for him each month. Please take it with a grain of salt. Judge Berry is exceedingly qualified and has a measures and respectful temperament....Read More09/09/2016 05:26 AMContact reviewer
44387OtherNo RatingJudge Berry should not be a Judge. He is discriminating against woman, don't care about kids, never opened our case and keep pushing our divorce for over 3 years!!!! He is incompetent and unpleasant. He hates women, it may ends up...Read More07/21/2016 07:13 PMContact reviewer
43847Civil Litigation - Private
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Judge Berry is incompetent, biased, unpleasant, and worst of all knows nothing about family law. He makes an already overburdened and underfunded system worse for litigants and counsel alike.06/21/2016 01:13 PMContact reviewer
43027Civil Litigation - Govt.
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Poor temperament. Bullies and treats litigants and attorneys poorly across the board. Bullying parties results in attorneys and litigants alike being fearful of fully pressing matters resulting in judgments not based on the fact...Read More05/30/2016 01:28 AMContact reviewer
42588LitigantNo RatingThis judge is definitely biased against women.If you are wealthy you can make him an offer he can't refuse. He doesn't know family law, so your chances of winning on appeal are good. He is pompous, arrogant and rude because he kno...Read More05/08/2016 09:19 AMContact reviewer
42372OtherNo RatingThis is MY DIVORCE JUDGE & he is biased against me, a woman. He signed a bogus restraining order against me, based on LIES told to the court by my addict estranged spouse. The judge has no knowledge of Family LAW, which is actua...Read More04/28/2016 01:41 AMContact reviewer
41764LitigantNo RatingPartial to father's rights despite having proof of disregard for previous court orders that were being ignored by the defendant. (Contempt) Total disregard for recommendation from mediator assigned to the case who did the actual r...Read More03/31/2016 05:22 AMContact reviewer
38538Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Judge Berry is part of the problem and not the solution.10/28/2015 10:24 AMContact reviewer
38537OtherNo RatingThis feedback is for the Hon. David Berry in Dept. 45 of San Diego Superior Court Family Division. I have the unpleasant experience to deal with Judge Berry for over 20 months. This judge is prejudice, and bias against minority ...Read More10/28/2015 10:20 AMContact reviewer
36193LitigantNo RatingJudge Berry is by far the best family law judge in San Diego. He has an extremely patient temperament, educates litigants and attorneys in the law and their rights, and commands respect and decorum. Unlike other judges, he follows...Read More07/12/2015 03:28 AMContact reviewer
34020LitigantNo RatingThis feedback is for the Hon. David Berry in Dept 45 of San Diego Superior Court Family Division. Judge Berry replaced Judge Rosenstein in Dept 45 effective January 2014, and my attorneys and I have been in his Courtroom on at le...Read More04/14/2015 04:48 PMContact reviewer

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