Hon. Don R. FranchiJudgeSuperior CourtSan Mateo
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134197 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Doesn’t read papers or prepare. Bristles at doing any actual judicial work. This can work out great for you if you happen to land on the side he picks, but it’s like spinning a bottle. There are many similar comments below and I w...Read More | 10/15/2025 06:50 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 124591 | Other | No Rating | Considering the length of our case, motions filed, the defendant being uncooperative in filing documents in a timely manner, not following the Judge's previous orders and the defendants inappropriate behavior in court, he is a Sai...Read More | 01/04/2024 03:05 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 124587 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | This judge thinks he is a God, and can decide someone’s destiny without considering law. He is lazy and often unprepared , ingnores the evidence and makes decisions based on his personal opinions and frankly , it’s like a lottery...Read More | 01/04/2024 10:44 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 120150 | Other | No Rating | Judge Franchi thinks he's the smartest man in the room. He very clearly hates women, routinely lets fathers speak non stop and cuts mothers off after a few words. He has no idea what transitional kindergarten is. Today, I watched ...Read More | 08/23/2023 09:16 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 119858 | Litigant | No Rating | absolute worst, his wife is friends with a lot of lawyers and they will pre decide your case based on his wife narrative's. judge admitted in court that he knew opposing counsel, he ignores direct evidence of abuse and enables ab...Read More | 08/08/2023 06:58 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 119598 | Litigant | No Rating | Prepare to be appalled by the reign of Judge Don R. Franchi. This malevolent tyrant, disguised as a judge, has wreaked havoc on justice, showing a complete disregard for the law and principles. He exploits his authority as a merci...Read More | 07/21/2023 09:13 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 117539 | Other | No Rating | This judge kidnapped Rhonda Reyna's daughter on June 29, 2021. Mom hasn't seen daughter in almost 2 years already. SB 43 is giving him more privileges to destroy innocent families. | 04/21/2023 10:29 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 76506 | Other | No Rating | Hon. Judge Franchi has treated me with respect and demonstrated himself to be a fair man with a big picture perspective. I don't understand the negative reviews, because this has not been my experience with him at all. I'm grat...Read More | 09/21/2019 05:04 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 74510 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | No Rating | Has a strong bias against single mom’s with children believes in minimal child support. Supports males with hi incomes and live in girlfriends. Has no regard for income inequality or educational needs of children. Avoid this this ...Read More | 08/17/2019 05:31 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 73850 | Other | No Rating | Franchi is the worst judge I have ever seen in 20 years of watching judges. He does not follow black letter law, but makes it up as he goes along ... seemingly to bolster his own ego-centric personality. He does not read files bef...Read More | 08/07/2019 08:05 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 70402 | Other | No Rating | This judge is unfair and bias doesn’t look at all re it’s Ir proof when sent or asked to to prevent damages caused to other parent in rulings . This judge also goes against his own rulings and has caused permanent damage to a chil...Read More | 06/16/2019 02:33 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 65347 | Litigant | No Rating | Rude, unprepared, has no empathy for children. Wastes time, allows ridiculous motions get heard to their conclusion, even if it takes months. Has a chip on his shoulder, as if Judge Franchi knows nearly everyone views him for wha...Read More | 02/16/2019 02:02 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 64430 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I have only appeared before this terminally obnoxious "judge" twice, which was quite enough thank you. He seems completely ignorant of the core issues on calendar, which bleeds an absurd amount of time and fees. Has no respect for...Read More | 01/28/2019 12:46 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 60327 | Litigant | No Rating | Drunk with power and cares nothing about children. | 10/06/2018 12:05 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 59758 | Other | No Rating | He's a numbers guy and is quick on his feet with tax issues. This skill comes in very handy in Family Law. He seems fair, keeping in mind that not everyone gets what they want. He thinks ahead and manages the players very well. | 09/18/2018 12:42 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 58875 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Anything below 5 is FAILING. He only spoke with Attorney to Plantiff and NOT at all to Defendant, who had no money and WAS NOT GRANTED SUPPORT for Council. It was biased from the get-got. Probably could be a mis-trial. He is a...Read More | 08/20/2018 09:51 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 58874 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | He seems to be exrremely biased, ever though when substantial evidence (which he would not hear),regarding finanacial ability of plantiff. I understand he has CPA background, yet he refused to use any income other than W-2...for ...Read More | 08/20/2018 09:44 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 58778 | Other | No Rating | I agree with other comments on this forum. He was completely rude. Did not give me a chance to speak and did not question the respondent. I felt I was mistreated and given an unfair chance. No justice was served concerning this ve...Read More | 08/17/2018 06:56 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 54840 | Court Staff | No Rating | The worst judge in the building. Rude to everyone, arrogant and delights in taking sides against one litigant or another before a case even starts. He is openly abusive towards women and god help any male litigant who stands up to...Read More | 03/23/2018 01:53 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 45661 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This guy is one of the stupidest judges I've ever seen. Cranky, disorganized. Has decided the case oftentimes before he takes the bench. Tells parties that they better not go to trial because the result will be worse (for them...Read More | 10/03/2016 08:30 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 44741 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | He is the man!! He knows a ton of family law and actually generally follows it. Yes, he can have a bad day now and then when he is cranky, but so do I. | 08/12/2016 08:28 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 24727 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | He is a mediocre judge at best. | 12/27/2013 09:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
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