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Hon. Pamela L. ButlerJudgeSuperior CourtMonterey
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Comment # Occupation Rating CommentsDate & Time Actions
133821Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingMonterey County has a cadre of horrible judges. Liu, Culver, and Butler. They are a big reason why Monterey County is a horrible place to practice law. A very dysfunctional, contentious, and uncivil legal community in criminal l...Read More08/18/2025 03:10 PMContact reviewer
128381Criminal Defense Lawyer
View Details		Yet again Pamela Butler continues to do a disservice to the legal community with her apathetic disposition and refusal to know and apply the law. I will not refer to her as Your Honor because there is nothing honorable about her c...Read More08/23/2024 12:54 PMContact reviewer
119177Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingThe last comment posted from June 2023 is very true. This is not only very true about her but also regarding Liu and Culver. Monterey County may be a beautiful area but unfortunately is it not a pleasant place to practice law.06/28/2023 02:29 PMContact reviewer
118865Criminal Defense Lawyer
View Details		Very surly and condescending judge with a bizarre fixation on minutia that have nothing to do with the case. The sad part about it is I get the impression that she has no self awareness or introspection on what a disservice she i...Read More06/09/2023 07:32 PMContact reviewer
77694Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingI try to do as little as possible in her courtroom.10/16/2019 01:52 PMContact reviewer
57404Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingShe is absolutely horrible and an abomination. I cannot stand her antics. People deserve better. She is one of the worst judges I have seen in over 25 years of practice as both a prosecutor and criminal defense lawyer. I refuse ...Read More06/28/2018 09:32 PMContact reviewer
56607ProsecutorNo RatingAs a retired prosecutor I do agree with the negative sentiment expressed in these ratings. I do find a lot of fault with her demeanor. It is inexcusable and troubling. A lot of people have voiced similar complaints about her. U...Read More06/05/2018 02:41 PMContact reviewer
56118Criminal Defense Lawyer
View Details		An excellent and fair minded judge.05/18/2018 01:03 PMContact reviewer
56117Criminal Defense Lawyer
View Details		I agree with the sentiment here by others. A horrible judge if you are on the defense. Avoid if at all possible.05/18/2018 12:40 PMContact reviewer
52698Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingHere presence on the bench makes me sick and a lot of lawyers whether they are prosecutors or defense attorneys share that sentiment. I avoid her courtroom. I would much rather appear in a courtroom where a judge will treat all t...Read More11/16/2017 10:04 PMContact reviewer
50939Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingI do not like appearing in front of her and I avoid her. I have never had a positive experience in that courtroom in my many years of practice in Monterey County. It is not worth the aggravation08/05/2017 12:11 AMContact reviewer
45394LitigantNo RatingOne of the worst courtrooms that I have ever been in. I found some of her actions personally and professionally offensive.09/16/2016 01:28 AMContact reviewer

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