The Robing Room

Hon. Steve CochranJudgeSuperior CourtLos Angeles

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
135398	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Judge Cochran is one of those judges who likes the paycheck, but then does as little as possible in the Courtroom. He tries to rush through trials and in the process denies parties their rights to due process and a fair hearing. ...Read More	03/17/2026 01:23 AM	Contact reviewer
134266	Litigant	View Details	Judge Steve Cochran was reassigned to general civil court at the start of 2025. Fortunately, he is no longer a family court judge! (Could he have been reassigned because he engaged in despicable behavior through various unethical ...Read More	10/24/2025 07:55 PM	Contact reviewer
129422	Other	No Rating	I had this judge for years over my child custody battle. I could not stand him. However, I will say this man set me up for success and did what was in the best interest of my daughter. My kids other parent filed a bogus restrainin...Read More	10/31/2024 11:07 AM	Contact reviewer
124615	Litigant	No Rating	If you have had Judge Steve Cochran preside at your hearing, and his demeanor with you was poor (e.g., making comments and/or gestures that we’re discourteous and undignified), then you can file a complaint with the State of Calif...Read More	01/06/2024 03:39 PM	Contact reviewer
123077	Litigant	No Rating	I understand most of the comments here might attempt to discredit Judge Cochran, but they are far from the truth. I stood before the Judge, being self represented was an obstacle in itself and as a father having failed to obtain ...Read More	10/30/2023 01:07 AM	Contact reviewer
120330	Other	No Rating	My name is Jyllian Siegel. My case number is BD538075. Judge Steven Cochran (Department 63 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse) presided over a contempt hearing on November 16, 2022, and a child custody and support modification hearin...Read More	09/02/2023 10:30 AM	Contact reviewer
120067	Litigant	No Rating	When I told the judge that my husband was putting my 14 year old daughter in an Uber by herself at night so he wouldn’t have to drive her his response was “What do you want him to do?” I was too shocked to say “do what I do and...Read More	08/18/2023 07:00 PM	Contact reviewer
119979	Other	No Rating	he is beyond bias, will always chose the fathers side i had him for my case and he didn't even care for what i had to say and gave the father of my children everything he wanted even when i proved that he andis family was unfit	08/14/2023 07:09 PM	Contact reviewer
119480	Other	No Rating	Steve Cochran should be removed from his chair. He is unfit to make responsible decisions. [Redacted by Ed.] He postponed the hearing 4 times for no reason. He told me from the very beginning that he was in favor of the plaintif...Read More	07/16/2023 06:54 AM	Contact reviewer
118031	Other	No Rating	My case took less than 10 minutes. The court did not allow me my right to consent to a temporary judge. Steve Cochran, denied my due process to protect my property and let judgment over 25k for limited case, go through. Limited c...Read More	05/13/2023 12:06 AM	Contact reviewer
117439	Litigant	No Rating	This guy should not be running any courtroom anywhere. Totally incompetent. Everyone was begging for the regular judge to come back at the Courthouse because he was messing up all of the cases. Hoping we never have to appear befor...Read More	04/18/2023 01:18 PM	Contact reviewer
114655	Litigant	No Rating	I had Judge Cochran presiding for a family law RFO that I had filed related primarily to child support, but also a minor adjustment to custody. I am nonbinary, but am female-presenting. For context, my ex and I had worked out mos...Read More	01/18/2023 12:51 AM	Contact reviewer
113711	Other	No Rating	At my court hearing today judge cochran was very biased with his decision making. My daughter’s father and I had the opportunity to bring witness to speak under oath . Not only did this judge be unfair and disrespectful to me , bu...Read More	12/15/2022 10:56 PM	Contact reviewer
110821	Litigant	No Rating	The first thing he said to me was “I can understand why you are so bitter about your husband leaving you!”. I was asking for a restraining order for myself and 2 children because of his physical, mental and emotional abuse of year...Read More	10/10/2022 03:30 PM	Contact reviewer
110624	Other	No Rating	I wish there was a 0 rating…This Judge is awful, rude and bias! He clearly has issues with Women, he will have you submit docs and don’t read them, refuses to do a welfare check of the home and also declines interviewing the child...Read More	09/30/2022 03:28 PM	Contact reviewer
109120	Other	No Rating	I'm a low income single mother and had to self-represent at the hearings and trial. This judge is very biased. I stated that my son's father did not pay any child support and had inconsistent visitation such as not seeing our son...Read More	07/28/2022 04:48 PM	Contact reviewer
106162	Other	No Rating	If I could give a million 0's on Steve Cochran I would.He is the epitome of a spineless incompetent judge. He is extremely biased against women and it shows , how he is still even a judge is besides me ! Says his term ends 2025 bu...Read More	07/09/2022 01:32 AM	Contact reviewer
104958	Other	No Rating	This judge chooses his own cases and makes up his own (unlawful ) rules. Judge Cochran is a huge problem for us in LA, many atroney’s did tell me: and sadly for you ; very biased towards women. For many years this judge did reward...Read More	05/19/2022 10:50 AM	Contact reviewer
104947	Litigant	No Rating	What other people say is true. He ignores Court Orders of other judges, puts children in danger, plays favourites and biases, does not read supporting materials, is overly emotionally invested in the cases before him, loses contr...Read More	05/18/2022 03:19 PM	Contact reviewer
104665	Other	No Rating	Judge Stephen (Steve) Cochran discriminates against single mothers. He ignores existing court orders including restraining orders made by other judges. A few of his “Gems”: 1) There is a restraining order against the father not to...Read More	05/04/2022 05:19 AM	Contact reviewer
103579	Litigant	No Rating	This judge is biased. Ont he second hearing, without reading any of the supporting documents he was already in favor of the other party before who had no evidence or supporting documents of his false claims. I don't understand how...Read More	03/20/2022 07:15 AM	Contact reviewer
103281	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Not sure why there are no comments for this Judge. He is very awkward and seems to be mentally incapable of running a court room. I have experienced this judge more than a dozen times and every instance he seems more off his rocke...Read More	03/04/2022 12:36 AM	Contact reviewer