The Robing Room

Hon. Marguerite D. DowningJudgeSuperior CourtLos Angeles

2.3

Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
134588	Litigant	No Rating	Something must be done about this lawless judge. I can't believe that she is still there, and even trains future judges! if that doesn't blow your mind then i dont know what else to say. Is it not "we the people" who rule here? Th...Read More	11/26/2025 09:33 PM	Contact reviewer
134218	Litigant	View Details	This is the dirtiest judge I ever come before. She does not follow the law, creates law from the bench, disregards any evidence of innocence, violates your rights without allowing you the chance to do anything. This person needs ...Read More	10/18/2025 12:30 AM	Contact reviewer
124585	Other	No Rating	Family law is the most corrupt version [Redacted by Ed.] She will disregard written law if there is a way to act like it's not in violation. Like most California judges, she violates the oath that she serves and attacks the con...Read More	01/04/2024 07:35 AM	Contact reviewer
110750	Other	No Rating	This judge is truly horrible. She is biased and does not follow the law. She is crooked and her behavior shocks the mind and leaves you in disbelieve. If you see other comments giving her praises they are on the payroll or affilia...Read More	10/07/2022 11:39 AM	Contact reviewer
48322	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	Judge Downing handled two Dependency Court cases I recently worked on, and she was pretty good. No case makes everyone happy so there's always someone on the losing end. In her recent rulings, it wasn't the children who lost and t...Read More	03/18/2017 10:40 PM	Contact reviewer
33312	Other	No Rating	The system converts children into cash which destroys families and their lives. Families are forcibly separated from their children based on unsubstantiated or outright false allegations of child abuse. Children in child protectiv...Read More	03/07/2015 02:45 PM	Contact reviewer
26606	Litigant	No Rating	She is an evil block woman had been chosen to become a judge with no moral, no ethical. The worst thing she did is to help her co-worker, another LA county judge, Judge Ernest Hiroshige not to come in to her court room and to cove...Read More	04/23/2014 02:29 AM	Contact reviewer
17380	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Affirmative action judge. Whites need not apply.	09/13/2012 07:10 PM	Contact reviewer