Hon. Rupert A ByrdsongJudgeSuperior CourtLos Angeles
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135133 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Seems to be a friendly but not industrious judge who does not know or does not research the law. No tentative rulings. Rules by feel at the hearing, and hit and miss as to whether that follows the law that applies. No statements o...Read More | 02/09/2026 12:32 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 134627 | Litigant | View Details | The comments made about this judge are spot on. [Redacted by Ed.] He did not understand the legal doctrine in front of him, and he obviously did not read the complaint. He wasn't the slightest bit aware of the facts stated in the ...Read More | 12/02/2025 03:31 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134002 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | extremely lazy judge. very defense oriented. favors big law firms. | 09/18/2025 05:08 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 124005 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Byrdsong goes with his gut. He pays no attention to the law. He seems primarily focused on his Court avoiding any work. | 12/08/2023 11:57 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 119888 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | A definite 170.6. Academically dishonest. Ignores laws that conflict with his side. Will waste your time. Arrogant to boot. | 08/10/2023 02:14 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 111916 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I read an article and court papers where he went to a courtroom where his old firm was representing the plaintiff and made it know to that trial judge and jury that he was rooting for his old firm to win. Ethics issues. He routine...Read More | 11/19/2022 07:31 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 111595 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Do not under any circumstances, take this judge. He is mentally lazy, not very sharp, has no respect for your time, and does not prepare. He tries to skim motions from the bench because he hasn't read them and to do so, he only re...Read More | 11/07/2022 01:19 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 111421 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | In a case involving somewhat complex legal issues, he did little analysis of the law presented and rushed to a summary conclusion. | 10/31/2022 01:26 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 104314 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Kangaroo court. Defense oriented. Extremely biased. Favors big firms. 170.6. | 04/21/2022 12:06 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 79497 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Very even keeled and relaxed judge, seems to be interested in settling disputes between parties | 11/27/2019 11:54 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 72766 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Lazy, lazy, lazy. And smirks/laughs at parties. Doesn't read papers. Doesn't care. 170.6. | 07/18/2019 04:08 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 72485 | Litigant | No Rating | Great judge. We went through so many in my case. He treats self-represented litigants like actuals human beings and doesn’t fall for games by opposing counsel. He truly listens and is fair. | 07/14/2019 05:40 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 71045 | Litigant | No Rating | Follows the law and is fair and even handed. Looks to do the right thing by all concerned and interprets laws/rules in a way that will do justice. Requires both sides to follow the rules. | 06/23/2019 09:03 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 57592 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Byrdsong wilfully disregards the law. He issues orders by his own feelings, rather than any application of law. He is incompetent. | 07/06/2018 01:03 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 55870 | Other | No Rating | One of the best judges I’ve witnessed. Both fair and passionate about the law, while upholding it. | 05/09/2018 11:37 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 54262 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I've been practicing before this court for 15 years. This is the worst judge I've ever appeared before. He is lazy and arrogant and pre-judges the case without following process. His judicial demeanor is appalling - I often saw hi...Read More | 02/20/2018 03:56 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 52376 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Byrdsong has a predetermined agenda. If you do not fit into his predetermined ideas on who should prevail (which has nothing to do with the law or facts of the case), you will lose before you start. He will twist facts unti...Read More | 10/27/2017 11:16 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 52124 | Other | No Rating | Passionate about the law. Thorough. Very fair. Gives ample time for argument and willing to let you be heard. Thought provoking judge. Knows his stuff. Looking forward to trying more cases with him. | 10/12/2017 06:38 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 48945 | Other | No Rating | Respectful, patient, and thorough. Runs a good courtroom. Kind to his staff. Treats attorneys and reporters well. Pleasure to appear before him. | 04/17/2017 12:18 AM | Contact reviewer |
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