The Robing Room

Hon. David A. HofferJudgeSuperior CourtOrange

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
133845	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Best judge on the OC bench, by far. Smart as a whip! No wonder he just got reassigned to the Civil Complex Panel. Evenhanded. Allows parties to make their arguments and then makes well-reasoned decisions. (Some went against my cli...Read More	08/21/2025 09:22 PM	Contact reviewer
126258	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	[Redacted by Ed.] He has twice continued a hearing on an Opposition when the underlying Motion was never served. This has been pointed out to him twice, but it appears that he wants the Opposition heard so that he can award sanc...Read More	04/13/2024 05:02 AM	Contact reviewer
125051	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Judge Hoffer is extremely patient and treats those who appear in his courtroom with respect. He also allows the parties a lot of input as to how their cases are managed. Excellent judge.	02/07/2024 11:49 AM	Contact reviewer
115843	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	favors defendants regardless of case evidence	01/29/2023 12:08 AM	Contact reviewer
104086	Litigant	No Rating	Excellent!! I was self-represented and defending myself against a wildly exaggerated claim by Plaintiff. On the day set for trial, the Judge made us come back for a settlement conference before beginning the trial and strongly en...Read More	04/12/2022 03:33 PM	Contact reviewer
103225	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Judge Hoffer is thoughtful and always prepared. His rulings are fair and well-reasoned. He is more academic/intellectual than most judges in the superior court. I represented plaintiffs in a civil case and I disagree with the comm...Read More	03/01/2022 12:11 AM	Contact reviewer
100606	Civil Litigation - Private	No Rating	Judge Hoffer shows signs of impairment. The evidence you present is ignored. His hands shake and he can’t focus. He should humble himself and go to rehab!	11/16/2021 01:31 AM	Contact reviewer
79506	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	After a review of several tentative rulings on Trellis.law, it is clear - there seems to be a strong defense bias. Review of 15 rulings on discovery show plaintiffs always seem to have asked to vague or broad of questions - furthe...Read More	11/27/2019 02:25 PM	Contact reviewer
76189	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Always about 45 minutes late for court but has you come in early. Never prepared, and most of the time does not even know what your case is about and doesn't appear to have read anything but has opinions. Loves female lawyers, es...Read More	09/16/2019 12:23 PM	Contact reviewer