Hon. Karen HansenJudgeSuperior CourtSanta Cruz
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135546 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I've been practicing here for more than 30 years and I thought the family law judges could never be worse than Gallagher or Baskett. This one is worse. Sad how bad she is. Rather limited in willingness to make decisions. When...Read More | 04/02/2026 10:21 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 135418 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Really bad. Judges are just lawyers. If they came form private practice, it means they were crappy lawyers. Any good private practice attorney makes way, way, way more money than a judge. Sad, but true. That's why judges are s...Read More | 03/18/2026 09:54 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 135359 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | What is with this new set of family law judges? No ability of any kind to handle schedule or lawyers. "Trial" is one afternoon, every few months? Accepts without question when an attorney says a date doesn't work, so a case la...Read More | 03/12/2026 07:33 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 135344 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Crappy. totally crappy. | 03/11/2026 03:39 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 135290 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I was waiting for my case and watched her treat pro pers unfairly. The father had a court order for sole custody of his children from a different judge. Apparently they were there for financial stuff, but naturally, father wante...Read More | 03/03/2026 11:26 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 135222 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | So inept, it is sad. Except for the fact that her rulings affect lives. | 02/21/2026 10:58 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 135211 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Pathetic. Clearly does not even know the basics about the rules of evidence. | 02/20/2026 11:05 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134847 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Is there any way to send her back to Monterey, where she is from? Why do the citizens of Santa cruz have to have a crappy judge from another county? She does not know the law and shortchanges support amounts, just because she ca...Read More | 01/03/2026 08:32 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134759 | Litigant | View Details | Egad, she's bad. | 12/19/2025 11:00 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134756 | Litigant | View Details | I went with my daughter to court for support. This judge is just mean. She cut her spousal support to one third of the computer calculus without any reason. The attorney said if the judge goes below guidelines she is required t...Read More | 12/19/2025 10:53 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134710 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Sadly, she is bad. Has absolutely no idea how to control witnesses or run a courtroom. She is polite, but that does not mean she is any good. People talk all over her and waste everyone's time. Clearly she has never tried a ca...Read More | 12/12/2025 11:19 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134340 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge is way over her head. She is obviously intimidated by good lawyers who know the law. She starts a hearing with "Counsel, you have 5 minutes." Since when is offering a mere five minute to a party enough time to have...Read More | 11/04/2025 05:50 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134322 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge has NO idea how to control a courtroom. She lets litigants talk over each other, over her and on and on and on about things that are not before her. I have heard her say, "well, we are not talking about the SUV" and t...Read More | 11/02/2025 07:11 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134291 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Beware judges who come from other counties. She is from Monterey but applied to be a judge inSanta Cruz. Why not apply in the county in which you worked? Because those lawyers will rate you as unqualified and you will not be ap...Read More | 10/29/2025 02:28 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 134177 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Another fourth rate judge. I have been in front of her quite a lot and cannot decide if she is stupid or lazy. Seems like it is more of the second. | 10/13/2025 09:55 PM | Contact reviewer |
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