Hon. Lawrence ChoJudgeSuperior CourtLos Angeles
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
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| 120458 | Litigant | No Rating | Is Judge Cho that stupid or lazy to deny black letter law? The LA Housing Dept. Official Letter stated: the Landlord could not evict me. Judge Cho ignored the LAHD which is based on the higher CA Housing legislation authority. C...Read More | 09/08/2023 11:24 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 109055 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Used his personal biases rather than following the rule of law. Rushed, did not listen or even look at the evidence presented. No one is perfect but one hopes that a person in a position of judgement uses it in an equitable manner...Read More | 07/26/2022 03:44 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 103499 | Litigant | No Rating | He was awesome. Small claims case. I presented my case, then opposing party just said lie after lie and trashed talked me. Then I asked Judge Cho if I should rebut it and he said "No." A week later (hearing was between Christmas a...Read More | 03/17/2022 10:10 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 73227 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Cho has a thorough knowledge of the law, and doesn't get sidetracked by noisy & theatrical filings purposely designed to detract from a losing position & lack of legal standing. Judge Cho drills down to the legal point, foc...Read More | 07/26/2019 03:38 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 73215 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Cho allowed the plaintiffs in my case to commit perjury in his face on a retaliatory eviction case. The plaintiffs lied and stated that they did not know about my complaint with HUD for racial discrimination. The judge allow...Read More | 07/26/2019 12:23 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 71312 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Our firm has appeared before Judge Cho several times. Cho properly applies statutes and is legally knowledgeable | 06/26/2019 08:15 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 70723 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | NOT ABLE TO SEPARATE HIS OBVIOUS PERSONAL VIEWS FROM JURISPRUDENCE it seems none of his decisions and writings are reflective of complex legal analysis, knowledge of the law, or ability to write about complex matters in a clea...Read More | 06/19/2019 10:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 68014 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Cho knows the law and gets it right. Very impressed! | 04/18/2019 10:36 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 64429 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Cho slices through the baloney and gets correctly to the legal issue. As others note, Judge Cho properly applies the law and isn't distracted by bs. | 01/28/2019 11:13 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 64332 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Absolutely horrible experience, this judge is a joke. I filed Ex Parte motion to strike the defendant’s MSJ because they violated the court rules. I explained to judge that the defendant ignored a ’meet and confer’ process, even...Read More | 01/26/2019 10:15 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 64217 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Excellent judge. | 01/23/2019 04:30 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 59980 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Strongly consider using a 170.6 challenge if you are assigned to Judge Cho. He used to be a US attorney, worked at a top firm, and has been a judge on the Superior Court for some time. And yet. He makes shockingly egregious err...Read More | 09/25/2018 03:43 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 48251 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I represented a defendant against pro per plaintiffs. Judge Cho was extremely attentive, taking thorough notes of testimony of every witness. When plaintiffs proved unable to conduct proper witness examination, Judge Cho took ov...Read More | 03/15/2017 10:12 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 45997 | Other | No Rating | jury duty candidate | 10/24/2016 10:07 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 44742 | Other | No Rating | One of the worst judges I have come across. He does not listen, he is always in a hurry, and doesn't have any compassion for each individual case. A poor choice for a judge. I hope he can better himself and his demeanor, and th...Read More | 08/12/2016 09:29 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 41794 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Not an intellectual heavy-weight; petty; tardy; non-collegian; arrogant. Still cannot believe he was appointed to the bench. | 04/01/2016 01:57 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 41404 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Cho listen to the facts and was FAIR. | 03/11/2016 11:55 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 39368 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | judge cho is a disgrace to justice. he is not even able to understand the facts of cases presented to him , how was this man ever able to get to this position.? the damage he does daily on the bench is very upsetting. | 12/06/2015 07:37 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 38617 | Other | No Rating | The judge is always in a rush, and doesn't listen to the parties w. particular interest, and has a someone said in the courts, "The Judge takes the Easy Way Out" of any case. | 10/31/2015 02:34 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 34532 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | WoW!? How bad can you get?? this so-called judge doesn't even understand discovery rules and grants frivolous Motions to Compel and fails to understand or apply the most basic rules such as the requirement to meet and confer befor...Read More | 05/01/2015 05:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 31625 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Doesn't anyone see the pattern here? He is incapable of doing his job. He obviously lacks common sense. Look at Kangaroo Court proceedings and now L.A. Unified. How much more evidence does one need? Get with the program and ge...Read More | 12/12/2014 03:49 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 29615 | Other | No Rating | TERRIBLE I had true financial hardship and he absolutely ignored my request to be relieved of my jury duty. He is mean and completely unreasonable. I think he on an ego trip with nothing to back it up | 09/21/2014 07:55 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 29565 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Lawrence Cho is awful. He showed himself to be mean spirited and on a power trip, just because his position affords him to be. In advance of my jury duty selection date I thought I could do jury duty but unfortunately I got very s...Read More | 09/19/2014 01:21 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 29457 | Other | No Rating | I didn't see him for traffic nor did I go through a trial with him but I thought he was a very fair and compassionate judge. I had jury duty and I, along with many other people, had to claim financial hardship. When we all gav...Read More | 09/16/2014 03:32 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 28671 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | This judge is no nonsense kind of individual but also quite personable. He cuts straight to the quick and sees through a lot of b/s. He is tough but fair, and willing to allow parties quite a bit of leeway in presenting their cas...Read More | 08/08/2014 01:48 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 28327 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | His courtroom is a free for all for defendants; he yells, belittles plaintiffs; he is the landlord judge | 07/24/2014 09:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 28140 | Civil Litigation - Govt. | No Rating | just Cho should not be a judge, he is totally biased against tennants! beware if you want a fare trial! | 07/17/2014 01:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 24770 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | He is completely unable to function in a manner that is consistent with the law. He continuously applies both the law and courtroom procedural rules in an unfair and unbalanced manner. He appears to generally always go against the...Read More | 01/03/2014 12:07 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 24647 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Please, let's all rise for Santa Monica's worst judge! I am certain many others will agree that his many shortcomings as a jurist are a travesty of justice. There is a reason that he has a video of his kangaroo court antics. He is...Read More | 12/18/2013 08:47 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 24630 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Cho is the most intelligent and professional bench officer I have had the pleasure to work with for years! If someone dislikes him, it is either because they are ignorant of the law and want to try to manipulate him to no av...Read More | 12/16/2013 11:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 24337 | Other | No Rating | This is the worst judge in the history of the court system. He does not understand facts, nor does he pay attention to what one has to say. Whatever comes into his mind, at the time, is how he rules. He ignores facts and makes non...Read More | 11/22/2013 01:59 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 24233 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Cho is by far the worst judge I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. He has not become more seasoned with time, just more prejudicial. This judge appears to lack sufficient intelligence to understand simple jurisdi...Read More | 11/15/2013 11:26 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 24015 | Court Staff | No Rating | Judge Cho is single-handedly the best judge that I have had the pleasure of working for. He is remarkably fair, unbiased, and understands the law. He is brilliant. There are probably few attorneys that can keep up with his intelle...Read More | 11/01/2013 09:59 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 20587 | Litigant | No Rating | If anyone would run against him, there is no way Judge Cho would get re-elected. Unprofessional and uncivil do not go far enough in describing what I believe to be the worst judge in Los Angeles/Santa Monica | 03/15/2013 09:36 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 20581 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Unbelievably biased toward landlords, disregards facts, laws (because he has no knowledge of them), and evidence, and makes snap judgments without any consideration or reason. How is he still in that robe? | 03/14/2013 10:45 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 19517 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Judge Cho has zero regard for rules of evidence, civil procedure, and refuses to take into consideration valid legal facts from the tenants' side. He is extremely biased. Will always side with the landlords buying any excuse their...Read More | 01/09/2013 08:56 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 19137 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Judge Cho is simply not a good judge even though he may try. We are not all born equal, and his level of intuitiveness and being able to read the whole picture is extremely low. It takes more than reading the material to understan...Read More | 12/19/2012 12:19 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 19123 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Awful. Ignores the law and has no appreciation for rules of evidence or the constitution. He is an embarrassment to the robe. | 12/18/2012 12:02 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 16679 | Litigant | No Rating | I was in the courtroom today and witnessed the most unfair/corrupt business practices..This poor young lady had a strong defense...she raised the question of due process and how she did not receive due process, she also noted seve...Read More | 08/07/2012 12:38 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 16677 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge does not know the law, does not know what pleadings he is reading; he favors banks and landlords. Those are the people who are giving him tens. It is so corrupt. Please -an independent journalist should go undercover in...Read More | 08/06/2012 08:02 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 15775 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | He is a complete clown and anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool. He is completely biased and ignorant of remedial rules and procedures | 06/27/2012 06:19 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 15290 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Does not consider evidence and one sided! please people someone has to stop this guy from evicting innocent families! He ignores valid evidence if it helps tenants and considers owners testimony without any evidence to support the...Read More | 06/03/2012 08:34 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 14729 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Cho is one of the rising stars in the judicial world. He is extremely fair and understands the law. He gets to the heart of the matter extremely quickly and is not afraid to rule from the bench. He expects you to be well-...Read More | 04/28/2012 03:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 14372 | Litigant | No Rating | I've been in front of this judge more than once and he always the same. Blatantly and outwardly biased against tenants no matter how correct in legal standing their case may be. If you are a tenant you are guilty of anything and...Read More | 04/10/2012 06:49 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 14175 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Gets to the crux of the matter quickly and decisively. Has low tolerance for bad excuses. Becomes very intellectual when there are real controversies to discuss. | 03/22/2012 07:15 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 11971 | Litigant | No Rating | Incompetent, plays favorites with Dennis Blocks legal team. No knowledge of civil codes, and has no regard for legal system. He doesnt base his ruling on evidence. Easily distracted. He does not deserve to be in a power position! | 09/29/2011 06:42 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 7205 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Makes up his mind easily without much consideration for a side he doesn't like. Very little respect for laws protecting indigent litigants. | 06/17/2010 12:51 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 5031 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | No understanding of the rules of evidence. | 03/16/2009 08:33 PM | Contact reviewer |
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