The Robing Room

Hon. RIchard S. WhitneyJudgeSuperior CourtSan Diego

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Comment #	Occupation	Rating	Comments	Date & Time	Actions
133853	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	called "the government guy" by local attorneys, both civil and criminal attorneys (including my current and past attorney) state Whitney rules in favor of government entities uniformly regardless of case content. In my case he si...Read More	08/23/2025 04:26 AM	Contact reviewer
127720	Litigant	No Rating	Supposedly, a motion (1473.6 Motion to Vacate) that I filed (by mail from Illinois) was lost and erroneously not filestamped by the court clerks. This was November of 2017. I filed a second motion in February of 2018 before the 1-...Read More	07/11/2024 06:05 AM	Contact reviewer
125864	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	In my 20+ years as an attorney, I am sorry to say that dealing with Judge Whitney has been the most challenging and disappointing experience. Most of the time he simply continues cases, resulting in a overly busy calendar. He does...Read More	03/15/2024 11:11 AM	Contact reviewer
119196	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	It is shocking that Whitney is still on the bench. He needs to be removed for public safety. If you have any information, please email me. Thank you.	06/29/2023 01:02 AM	Contact reviewer
117616	Litigant	No Rating	Whitney is a bad representation of the judicial system. He notoriously allows fraudulent lawsuits to pass through his department. Very sad that he was elected by default as nobody ran against him.	04/26/2023 08:39 PM	Contact reviewer
110680	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	POS for a judge!	10/04/2022 04:17 PM	Contact reviewer
110679	Other	No Rating	Very poor and he should be reprimanded and disbarred immediately before he does more harm. He’s a crook & a convicted felon!	10/04/2022 04:14 PM	Contact reviewer
104290	Criminal Defense Lawyer	View Details	Hi, this site is wonderful. I am so glad I found it. I don't know why my review keeps getting deleted. I think its very important to warn people.I recently filed a judicial complaint against Judge Richard S. Whitney. I agree wit...Read More	04/20/2022 03:27 PM	Contact reviewer
104279	Litigant	No Rating	Why is everyone wasting their time on here!? Paper them with the Commissioners on Judicial Performance!	04/20/2022 04:40 AM	Contact reviewer
77019	Litigant	No Rating	In 2018 I was evicted from Public Housing, LIONS COMMUNITY MANOR in San Diego. at age 72. I was made homeless.I received my eviction notice after I asked 'why are there 100 Chinese Residents here, but NO Blacks?' I found that ther...Read More	10/02/2019 08:58 PM	Contact reviewer
67883	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Judge Whitney is a very fair judge. He tries cases with compassion and care for the parties before him. He is very diligent and looks out for the interests of the parties beyond the purview of the case at hand. I found him to be a...Read More	04/13/2019 03:00 PM	Contact reviewer
60350	Other	No Rating	Granted restraining order based on hearsay.Did not look at accused paperwork showing he was not in the area when plaintiffs stated.	10/07/2018 09:47 PM	Contact reviewer
57521	Litigant	No Rating	Why would a Judge swear everyone under oath and then never bother to ask the important questions, allowing the defendant to, in the very least, purger him/herself? There can exist reasonable deduction without evidence. It may not...Read More	07/02/2018 11:32 PM	Contact reviewer
57519	Litigant	No Rating	definitely prejudicial and very questionable….judge/lawyer crony club… lacks understanding, the ability to grasp the big picture and compassion.	07/02/2018 10:09 PM	Contact reviewer
42636	Civil Litigation - Private	View Details	Lack of proficiency. Very Prejudicial	05/10/2016 07:05 PM	Contact reviewer