The Robing Room

Hon. Susanne M. FenstermacherJudgeSuperior CourtContra Costa

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
129317	Litigant	No Rating	A very lazy judge who seemingly prefers continuances rather than directly addressing the issues. Thank goodness she has retired!	10/22/2024 03:07 PM	Contact reviewer
123822	Other	No Rating	Oh boy, where do I start? A judge should be fair, hear both sides, and consider if someone is lying. I suppose that's due diligence, which she has no concept of. It's been almost a year since Fenstermacher approved to have my husb...Read More	11/25/2023 03:43 PM	Contact reviewer
117368	Other	No Rating	This judge ran unopposed in 2006 for her father's dept. Sound a lot like nepotism and gives credence to the Oligarchy theory. The only traits that proceed her laziness is her incompetence and her inability to listen. I was gi...Read More	04/14/2023 06:40 PM	Contact reviewer
110585	Other	No Rating	I'm too upset to even write anything in detail right now. This judge gave away my son. [Redacted by Ed.] Gave away my son with out any DD. Believed my exwife that I was off the grid so I was not made aware of the adoption. Trut...Read More	09/29/2022 01:13 AM	Contact reviewer
106298	Litigant	No Rating	Fraud. No evidence, No record of the hearing Absolute Criminal/Aided and abetted FRAUD ON THE COURT, arbitrary rulings. My father was deprived of Life, Liberty, and Property, held prisoner in a locked facility, with no dementia, 4...Read More	07/15/2022 09:20 PM	Contact reviewer
103302	Other	No Rating	Ruled in favor of an adoption without the need to alert the real father who was in the hospital sick at the time. Legal kidnapping... The adopting party told the Judge the real Dad was nowhere to be found and the Judge believed th...Read More	03/05/2022 08:55 PM	Contact reviewer
60668	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Terrible. Unfair. Unreasonable. At most, she sounds soft spoken as to temperament, but that's as good as it gets. She has difficulty and makes poor rulings on simple discovery issues, so it is doubtful she can handle more comp...Read More	10/18/2018 12:36 PM	Contact reviewer
44161	Other	No Rating	She held no bias, got it right, called it exactly as it was and got it over with. With over 30 year experience she is an asset to this court.	07/09/2016 04:11 PM	Contact reviewer
40122	Other	No Rating	Thank God Judge Fenstermacher has been moved from family law. Hopefully she will not destroy any more lives as she has one of my friends. My friend was involved in a highly contentious divorce with millions in assets as stake. ...Read More	01/11/2016 01:38 PM	Contact reviewer
38530	Other	No Rating	This judge I have seen very bias and does not look into children's best interest. Is known to favor ppl in her circle to rule in their favor there is a case right now going on that has been very poorly ruled. I was in shock and fe...Read More	10/28/2015 12:08 AM	Contact reviewer
38046	Litigant	No Rating	fantastic judge	10/09/2015 11:00 AM	Contact reviewer
34971	Other	No Rating	She is a bad judge who abuses her powers	05/25/2015 04:56 PM	Contact reviewer
32634	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	This judge is outrageous. She was removed from the family law division of Contra Costa because she was so incredibly biased. Multiple complaints were filed with the Commission for Judicial Performance. She intentionally miscalcula...Read More	01/28/2015 03:36 PM	Contact reviewer
19205	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	Absolutely wonderful human being. She cannot, however, separate her personal feelings about equity from the outcome, which makes her very result oriented.	12/22/2012 02:53 PM	Contact reviewer