The Robing Room

Hon. Jordan SheinbaumJudgeSuperior CourtSanta Cruz

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
135358	Civil Litigation - Private	No Rating	Can these judges get any worse? Cannot control his courtroom at all - apparently he himself never actually tried a case or he would know a lot more about how to do it and how to get attorneys to behave. Trials takes WAY more day...Read More	03/12/2026 07:30 PM	Contact reviewer
134849	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	County counsel have always been mediocre. He was county counsel. Limited, if any, trial experience makes him a mediocre judge.	01/03/2026 08:36 PM	Contact reviewer
134757	Litigant	View Details	Can't control his courtroom. Has a new rule that family law people have to make "closing arguments" in writing. Seriously? that costs 1000s more dollars. They used to just argue orally and then the judge would rule. Can't he ...Read More	12/19/2025 10:57 PM	Contact reviewer
134712	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Trial only in the afternoon and only from 2 - 4:30 and of course there is a break. Why can't he work a full day?	12/12/2025 11:25 PM	Contact reviewer
134711	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Seems like a nice man but a sadly limited judge. He cannot control his courtroom and lets lawyers go on and on, then blames them when they go over and case is not done. A two day trial went into more than 8 because he does not ...Read More	12/12/2025 11:23 PM	Contact reviewer
128358	Litigant	No Rating	This judge was biased and rude questioning my “credibility” at a continuance hearing for a DVRO. He ordered me personally present at the next hearing where i will be forced to face my abuser who has put me through a decade of trau...Read More	08/22/2024 06:12 AM	Contact reviewer
117711	Civil Litigation - Govt.	View Details	Judge Sheinbaum is prepared, thoughtful, and respectful to everyone who appears before him.	05/02/2023 12:54 PM	Contact reviewer