Hon. Wendy CoatsJudgeSuperior CourtContra Costa
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133784Litigant
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I had unfortunate experience with this judge: she is deeply misogynistic, obnoxious, and doesn't know law. She appears on the list of terrible, unfair, misogynistic judges at the Mom's Battle page, as she is widely known to favor ...Read More08/11/2025 11:39 AMContact reviewer
133764Other
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Has no consideration of a child’s best interests. Constantly is disruptive and extremely disrespectful during court proceedings. I had over 6 witnesses there whom all observed her being one sided and used biased judgment towards o...Read More08/07/2025 02:30 AMContact reviewer
131092OtherNo RatingI’d give 0 starts If that. She is NOT interested in the child’s best interest what so ever. Only cares about her precious Ego. She needs to be stripped of judicial jurisdiction immediately. Gives reason to the abuser if she does ...Read More02/15/2025 12:54 AMContact reviewer
130856Criminal Defense Lawyer
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This woman (you can't really call her a judge since she's been relegated to the lowest class of decision-maker) represents all that is wrong in the justice system. She is incompetent, a true idiot, childish, immature, vengeful, ...Read More02/06/2025 05:34 PMContact reviewer
129757Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingHow do I make a complaint about this Judge? She gives special treatment towards the individual that commit domestic violence. She doesn’t care about the kids. She’s very biased! It’s unbelievable she babies the individual that...Read More11/18/2024 05:49 PMContact reviewer
129154OtherNo RatingI had this judge two years ago and she ripped my family apart! I get these notices and every time my heart goes out to another person affected by her. She had a news article written about her code of conduct in the courtroom! She ...Read More10/11/2024 01:14 PMContact reviewer
129149Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingJudge Wendy Coats! My God this judge is horrible! She is only a restraining order Judge. So I’m these today for my restraining order. She started asking me where am I staying. Why would she ask me that in front of my kids fa...Read More10/11/2024 02:28 AMContact reviewer
127366Criminal Defense Lawyer
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She is the biggest joke of a "judge" I've ever seen. Quite possibly the dumbest, most incompetent, evil imposter I've ever witnessed. She needs to be stopped before she ruins the lives of more children and parents. Her very pre...Read More06/19/2024 01:05 PMContact reviewer
127172OtherNo RatingNegligence one sided and had no confidence in her decision. Judge coats allowed my ex to make the decision in her ruling as she asked her three times. She said she was siding with my ex based on the amount she spent on her attorne...Read More06/09/2024 07:12 AMContact reviewer
126192OtherNo RatingJudge Coats is the worst of the worst. She represents insanity, incompetence, foolishness, selfishness, immaturity, abuse of power, and plain chaos. She revels in the abuse that she does to people as a way of getting back at men...Read More04/08/2024 10:40 PMContact reviewer
126191Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingAlso, just to be clear, I was using the "lit on fire" below as a metaphor for burning trash, not as a signal that anyone should do harm to this judge or threaten her physical body.04/08/2024 10:32 PMContact reviewer
126190Criminal Defense Lawyer
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I am an attorney myself, [Redacted by Ed.] She not only doesn't know anything about the law, she plainly does not care about anyone. I can't explain how biased, stupid, narrow-minded, arrogant, abrasive, ugly and evil this woman ...Read More04/08/2024 10:28 PMContact reviewer
125303Civil Litigation - Private
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I'm an attorney. This is single handedly the worst judge in front of whom I've ever had the displeasure is advocating. She hates men. Interrupts everyone. Is condescending and ineffectual. Even worse than bowen02/21/2024 12:09 PMContact reviewer
124839OtherNo Rating[Redacted by Ed.] My case with her was back when she was in the family court, civil case. On a support hearing. Before a hearing, I believed in the justice in America but since I seen it with my own eyes, I believe that judges li...Read More01/24/2024 03:09 AMContact reviewer
123910Criminal Defense Lawyer
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JUDGE IS THEE WORST JUDGE YOU WILL EVER COME ACROSS, I RECENTLY HAD A CASE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER BECAUSE MY KIDS FATHER WAS MASTURBATING INFRONT OF THEM, IN THE SAME ROOM IN THE SAME BED AND SHE DID NOT SEE THIS ...Read More12/01/2023 05:06 PMContact reviewer
120698OtherNo RatingI made a comment on the ratings section about 3 weeks ago. I made sure tu submit it. I found out that my comment was removed completely. This is how the justice system works. If they don’t like it, the remove it. This judge is RAC...Read More09/21/2023 03:53 PMContact reviewer
119671OtherNo RatingThis judge is terrible. Read this article written about her. She needs to be removed from the bench immediately. https://usaherald.com/how-come-we-dont-review-who-judges-our-judges-a-story-of-judge-wendy-coats-et-al/07/26/2023 10:30 PMContact reviewer
119659OtherNo RatingGreat judge. Listens to both sides and makes a judgement based on facts. She protects children from drug addicts with domestic violence in the household. She is calm and levelheaded.07/26/2023 04:44 AMContact reviewer
119393LitigantNo RatingAlthough she seems fair and competent at first, she quickly forms an irrational (emotional) opinion that makes her bias for unknown reasons. She has emotional reactions, from my perspective to women, and rules against the protect...Read More07/12/2023 05:53 PMContact reviewer
119145Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingI just wrote my story to abc news 7 on your side! This women needs to be taken out of the courtroom. She abuses her power and does not deserve to be in a superior position! If you want to join this movement my number is 925-374-23...Read More06/24/2023 01:33 PMContact reviewer
119140LitigantNo Rating0 rated zero! Not only is she racist beyond Racist she ignores the law and makes her decision on her emotional based prejudice not based on the law or the obvious nor with the 400 pages of evidence! She is NOT ethical, rolls her e...Read More06/24/2023 08:47 AMContact reviewer
119113OtherNo RatingJudge Coats doesn't even know basic law. She threatened to prosecute me for showing surreptitious videos and audio recordings of my wife attacking me -- she didn't even know that this was legal to film. Once I presented her with...Read More06/21/2023 09:42 PMContact reviewer
117904LitigantNo RatingJudge Coat should not be in a court room. She is not competent to resolve any issues. In 2021 when she was a family judge. She handled my case. We had 50/50 custody ordred by a different judge ( after false allegations). Because t...Read More05/08/2023 12:20 PMContact reviewer
117484OtherNo RatingI do not think I can say better then many previous comments. Judge Coats nay get some of her cases correct by pure statistics but she is a predetermined judge who cannot and does not allow any evidence to be presented that change...Read More04/19/2023 01:15 PMContact reviewer
116956OtherNo RatingThe worst judge I have ever dealt with. This women should never be able to be in a courtroom! She puts trauma into families , she does not support the parent that did not file first! Takes away parental rights because the opposing...Read More03/24/2023 08:49 PMContact reviewer
116948Criminal Defense Lawyer
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Terrible judge. Serious attitude for no apparent reason. Prefers to make allegations against attorneys, and when they respond, cut them off.03/24/2023 03:43 PMContact reviewer
114552LitigantNo RatingVery biased judge and sides with those who file the motion. (Petitoner) If you don’t have an attorney she will treat you like an incompetent child and side with the party who has an attorney. Don’t catch her in a mistake and tell ...Read More01/09/2023 10:19 PMContact reviewer
114300LitigantNo RatingThis lady is the definition of dictator. She will ruin lives of families. Thank good she was removed from family court.12/29/2022 06:42 PMContact reviewer
113772Criminal Defense Lawyer
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This piece of garbage needs to be prosecuted for judicial misconduct after every bull.. Sh… hearing she does, she’s a lunatic, bias to contra costa lawyer so watch out for her crap, she’s destroying family matters and people pleas...Read More12/18/2022 06:01 PMContact reviewer
112078OtherNo RatingThis judge has no knowledge of the law. She is one sided if you have no attorney. She will not allow you to present your case. She will discriminate you if you are a men. She ordered support baissed on no evidence. She ordered me ...Read More11/30/2022 01:02 PMContact reviewer
111514Criminal Defense LawyerNo RatingPart 2: (part 1 posted on 8/12/2022) Judge Coates was shown proof that the no-contact order was violated every day since her rulings on January 11th, 2021. There was proof that the mother snuck the daughter a cell phone and made p...Read More11/04/2022 05:43 PMContact reviewer
111304OtherNo Ratingshe's disgusting, low life of a "judge" who needs to be brought to justice and immediate remove from her diservice of office. Arrogant, bias, comes to court with a (ruling) made just because she's lazy and don't want to be schoole...Read More10/26/2022 01:39 PMContact reviewer
110960OtherNo RatingThis lady is a joke on a good day. After watching her "perform" for her attorney friends, I've seen that not only is she ill-prepared, she has a bad taste in her mouth for well-educated women that can see through her charade of b...Read More10/15/2022 02:48 AMContact reviewer
110160LitigantNo RatingThis parasite needs to leave family court, she’s disgusting, totally biased, has a temper when she’s challenged, does not read cases, she comes in with a ruling before the hearing even begins. She does not have the best interest o...Read More09/13/2022 01:56 PMContact reviewer
109526OtherNo RatingPart 1: I was a witness to a custody hearing conducted by Judge Wendy Coates. What I witnessed was horrifying and I cannot believe Judge Coates is allowed to remain a judge in family law. On January 11th, 2021, I witnessed Judge ...Read More08/12/2022 05:58 PMContact reviewer
109472OtherNo Rating^One more thing. Her cases should be recorded. That's the only way everyone can see how biased she is. She doesn't listen to the entire facts from both sides. Very one sided.08/09/2022 08:40 AMContact reviewer
109468OtherNo RatingFamily law - Didn't let defendant give her side of story. Barely let her speak. One sided. She let plaintiff speak a long time. Very one sided and biased.08/09/2022 08:04 AMContact reviewer
109073LitigantNo RatingThis judge does not even take the time to review the facts of the case. she makes her decision before the hearing and is extremely biased and tempermental. She will punish those who dare enter her courtroom without council.07/26/2022 06:24 PMContact reviewer
109003Court StaffNo Rating[Redacted by Ed.] Attorneys do everything to not have to suffer through her. She is arbitrary: makes no attempt to follow guidelines or established case law. She has no business representing the court. She is hostile and [redacted...Read More07/23/2022 10:10 PMContact reviewer
108780OtherNo RatingHonorable Wendy Coats serves the community with dignity and care. She takes the time to read every document given to her. Her memory is spectacular. She does not allow a child to be placed with a parent who does not have the ch...Read More07/19/2022 08:40 PMContact reviewer
107957OtherNo RatingWonderful and fair judge. Looks for the best interest of the child. She is level headed. Thank you honorable Wendy Coats for your fairness and for helping my family.07/18/2022 12:11 PMContact reviewer
106284OtherNo RatingThis judge should never be allowed in a family court room ! She is the worst judge, woman , someone in a superior role that uses her position to ruin families. She needs to be removed! I plan on making a rally to remove her! I wil...Read More07/15/2022 11:36 AMContact reviewer
105635LitigantNo Ratingdishonorable coats, i just watched a hearing while waiting for mine to begin. this judge needs serious help with her mental state, she was not prepared, tried to ruin the mother with "papers" that were not true and never been file...Read More06/15/2022 12:23 PMContact reviewer
103291Civil Litigation - Private
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she should be REMOVED from family matters PERIOD. shes rude, does not let anyone speak. she thinks she owns the room. NO you dont, you need to leave family court for good, you do not represent any childs best interest.03/04/2022 04:39 PMContact reviewer

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