Hon. John C. GastelumJudgeSuperior CourtOrange
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
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| 126358 | Litigant | No Rating | Sustained a demurrer against my complaint which laid out a valid cause of action. The case is now in the Court of Appeal | 04/18/2024 04:14 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 116925 | Litigant | No Rating | One of the comments states that the wife is a well respected atty. in Orange County. LOL. Apparently she has hidden her past real good. Quite a scary and sadistic person. Judge must be a prisoner of the marriage. Seems like a dece...Read More | 03/23/2023 12:35 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 114435 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Very poor quality judge. Slow to rule on motions. Many decisions appear only to have been written by overworked and poorly educated research attorneys on court staff. | 01/04/2023 06:37 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 109871 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I would 170.6 this judge immediately. He bends the law to suit his decisions. I've read many of his rulings and its clear he either has no grasp of the law, is lazy, or extremely biased. Unfortunately, I don't think Orange County ...Read More | 08/28/2022 12:47 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 74552 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | No Rating | I don't blame this judge for looking at cute lady lawyers. His wife resembles a Mrs. Potato Head. Give the fellow a break. he is only human although not a brainy type at all. | 08/18/2019 12:07 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 73780 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | The worst judge I have encountered in 35 years of practice. He plays favorites. He is particularly partial to younger, attractive female attorneys as I have seen his wife and she is a beast. Loves handing our sanctions. He is t...Read More | 08/05/2019 07:54 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 71685 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | No Rating | Judge has a mean and ugly fat slob of a wife. That is his biggest problem which makes him a bad judge of character. How can someone judge others when he couldn't choose a good wife. She is a complete unethical piece of shit. | 06/29/2019 07:03 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 69973 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Listened to him make bad ruling after bad ruling in recent hearing. Basic concepts were lost. Would 170.6 immediately | 06/04/2019 06:12 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 53991 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Never had a trial with this judge, but I have enjoyed appearing before him on several pre-trial motions (I have represented both plaintiffs and defendants in his courtroom). He has a good temperament, lets the parties make their ...Read More | 02/05/2018 01:32 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 53612 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | No Rating | This judge is dense. To be frank on the stupid side. Someone needs to do his "mental work" for him. Bottom line, a fake judge. | 01/18/2018 04:04 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 52274 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | No, the online scheduling hasn't prevented cancellation and continuances of long set hearings - often by tentative ruling late the afternoon before, and never an effort to solicit a convenient continuation date from counsel first....Read More | 10/22/2017 03:05 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 50407 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Not at all thrilled by this one. He's an automatic 170.6 if you end up in the trial pool and your assigned Department sends the case for trial in his department, 170.6 him. Don't even bother otherwise as you'll hate trying this ca...Read More | 07/02/2017 05:49 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 48713 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | No Rating | He is a dummie. Don't believe he ever practiced as an attorney and fakes it all. Hope he has a good clerk in the back because this fellow is a moron. 170.6. | 04/07/2017 08:06 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 47088 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Do an immediate 170.6. Ex partes and noticed motions are often cancelled or continued short notice with no hearing. You will rarely know why or be able to have input on if they are continued or when they are rescheduled. You will ...Read More | 01/07/2017 01:02 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 46384 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | If you end up in his division, 170.6 him. Nuff said. | 11/19/2016 09:24 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 44996 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | I am not a fan. In pre-trial matters he is OK. But in trial he is awful. Does not understand the rules of evidence at all. For example he continually let in hearsay evidence under objection because he said the evidence was just ...Read More | 08/26/2016 07:07 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 37644 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | If he knows he's likely to be appealed, he pays closer attention. If he doesn't think it will go up on appeal, he rules whichever way he wants. Seems to have problems recognizing the finer distinctions in some cases. Missed a hug...Read More | 09/19/2015 02:58 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 37295 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | No Rating | The dude is lazy and dumb. Sorry but he is certainly not marvelous. | 09/01/2015 01:37 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 36719 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Gastelum is an outstanding jurist. His Court of Appeal days as a research attorney aids him in being an excellent jurist. I have not seen him step beyond the law. Although I did not prevail in his Courtroom, I would welco...Read More | 08/05/2015 08:42 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 35898 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Lazy. Rarely changes tentative ruling. Paper this judge. | 07/01/2015 04:29 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 30097 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | You have to reserve a hearing date months in advance to get on long motion calendar. The only way around that is to notice an ex parte application to set it sooner. He often cancels ex parte's and in highly contested matters, ei...Read More | 10/16/2014 10:29 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 24551 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | A review of this judge's work product from 2013 reveals that he is an extraordinarily industrious and precise legal jurist, while simultaneously writing with a creative flair that is a pleasure to read. | 12/10/2013 05:06 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 23265 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Not a scholarly judge, and he plays favorites. | 09/13/2013 11:09 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 23063 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I found Judge Gastelum to be incapable of understanding basic concepts like statutes of limitations and judicial admissions. He seems to be a decent fellow, but he would be more suited to small claims court than the civil unlimite...Read More | 08/28/2013 01:55 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 16497 | Civil Litigation - Private | No Rating | Painfully slow to rule on submitted matters.... | 07/31/2012 12:25 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 16218 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Well prepared, seems to read everything and has an agreeable demeanor. Issues detailed and thoughtful tentative rulings on l/m but will still hear you out. | 07/11/2012 01:01 PM | Contact reviewer |
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