The Robing Room

Hon. Maria May J SantosCommissionerSuperior CourtLos Angeles

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
134877	Other	No Rating	Ex parte orders were granted in non-emergency situations and were not meaningfully revisited upon response, raising concerns about due process.	01/07/2026 11:08 PM	Contact reviewer
134280	Other	No Rating	My experience before this commissioner was devastating and deeply unjust. The level of bias, disregard for evidence, and lack of professionalism I witnessed in her courtroom was alarming and has left me with no faith in her abilit...Read More	10/27/2025 05:50 PM	Contact reviewer
130473	Other	No Rating	Been trying cases for 20+ years in FL and criminal. She is Rude. Horrible. Demeaning. Does not really understand rules of evidence including simple hearsay and doc authentication. Oh and she is a bully that requires masks for th...Read More	01/16/2025 03:40 PM	Contact reviewer
129170	Other	No Rating	Ms. Santos misunderstood or misread very important parts of my declaration. She pressured me into saying something I didn’t agree with and it ended up appearing that the respondent was correct right away. I have a disability that ...Read More	10/12/2024 11:44 AM	Contact reviewer
119127	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	This individual is rude, mean-spirited, and poorly educated. She clearly does not understand the role of an impartial trier of facts, and is misguided and unschooled in her application of the law, and understanding of very basic f...Read More	06/22/2023 01:57 PM	Contact reviewer
115907	Litigant	No Rating	In nearly 30 years of practice I have never personally litigated in front of a worse judicial officer (and from my experience veteran family lawyers in this part of Los Angeles routinely avoid or try to avoid this Commissioner at ...Read More	02/01/2023 12:06 PM	Contact reviewer