Hon. Lisa A. NovakJudgeSuperior CourtSan Mateo
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131301 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I have never been involved in court proceedings before this but Judge Nivak has left the worst taste in my mouth. She was extremely unprofessional, unprepared and left everyone with a total lack of faith in the justice system | 03/02/2025 06:41 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 104015 | Prosecutor | View Details | I had Novak when I was a fresh attorney. She allowed the defense attorney every objection imaginable, and held me to an unreasonably high standard as a law clerk. That said, she was always fair. Once the defense attorney star...Read More | 04/08/2022 09:58 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 102334 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | THIS IS A JUDGE WHO HAS NO BUSINESS BEING A JUDGE. A COMPLETE AND UTTER SHAME THAT THIS MERCURIAL ANGRY AND OBNOXIOUS PERSON MAKES THINGS UP AS SHE GOES. YOU COULD GET THE OPPOSITE RULING FROM THIS JUDGE AS SHE GAVE YOU THE DAY ...Read More | 01/23/2022 11:15 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 54566 | Other | No Rating | This Judge of mediocre ability, above her station, with her inability to process legal argument, self-knowledge of intellectual inferiority, inability to focus on the issues and often knowing that the Attorneys in the room are 10 ...Read More | 03/07/2018 07:29 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 53579 | Other | No Rating | I was mentally abused by Judge Novak. She berated me about things that made no sense!She cleared the courtroom, and berated me until I was reduced to a pile of shaking flesh. I got hives all over my face the next day.I put my revi...Read More | 01/17/2018 02:11 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 48645 | Other | No Rating | Judge Lisa Novak to charge someone with murder after 5 days of preliminary hearing and then grant that person bail, knowing that the family has millions if not billions. Now she gets to have her life of leisure in a mansion while ...Read More | 04/05/2017 09:13 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 48001 | Other | No Rating | The 13 1 star ratings are the most accurate. The others seem to be those who don't really know her, or have faced her. Believe me, she is just abysmal! | 03/01/2017 05:01 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 47999 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | She just railroaded me, and would not allow me to defend myself at all. It was a nightmare, and a travesty of justice. | 03/01/2017 02:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 47998 | Other | No Rating | Judge Lisa Novak, of San Mateo, CA, made such careless, cruel and disparaging remarks about me, that just crushed me into dust; even though she didn't know me, and had the case for only about an hour and a half! It was obvious tha...Read More | 03/01/2017 02:41 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 45857 | Other | No Rating | Lisa Novak does not listen. That is an essential skill for a judge. | 10/15/2016 08:47 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 45657 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Arrogant, arrogant, arrogant! Did I mention..arrogant. So full of herself it's a joke! Demeaning to staff and attorneys. Likes to play the smartest person in the room, not understanding that she looks like a fool. Tries to "bl...Read More | 10/03/2016 08:22 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 35889 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Threatening, biased, does not follow the law or does not know it, she should be removed from the bench and not allowed to be a judge elsewhere, she even sides with plaintiff if he is a convicted felon and was jailed with a long cr...Read More | 06/30/2015 08:25 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 26843 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I agree with the other comments regarding this judge's lack of ability in being a fair judge. She has no sense of due process, does not seem the understand the law and or applies it erroneously. I have argued before quite a number...Read More | 05/07/2014 09:13 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 25511 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Her demeanor is consistent with most of the other comments. She has no sense of fairness and no concept of due process. She is ignorant of the law of unlawful detainer and anti-SLAPP. She does not belong on the bench, and should b...Read More | 03/05/2014 10:30 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 25442 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I have had the same experience as the others here: she is arbitrary and incompetent. San Mateo County has a wealth of outstanding trial judges. She is not one of them. She is one of the worst judges around. | 02/28/2014 09:04 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 25419 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I have not had a lot of exposure to Judge Novak, but I had the opportunity to sit through an hour and a half of her civil calendar while I waited for my matter to be called. I was watching particularly to try and get a feel for th...Read More | 02/27/2014 05:53 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 24100 | Other | No Rating | I totally agree with the previous comment: "As a potential juror...I was surprised when she let potential jurors off if they had a previously scheduled vacation and/or had already purchased tickets. In contrast, she was harsh on p...Read More | 11/06/2013 08:45 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 22190 | Other | No Rating | As a potential juror, I thought that Judge Novak explained the procedures well. But I was surprised when she let potential jurors off if they had a previously scheduled vacation and/or had already purchased tickets. In contrast, s...Read More | 06/29/2013 10:55 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 18542 | Other | No Rating | Miss Novak is a pleasant light hearted judge but lacks expertise and professionalism. Her demeanor is "sorority girl like" with an ego to match. She rules arbitrarily, but it does seem to be in accordance to her ego being fed even...Read More | 11/13/2012 04:10 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 17885 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Obviously Novak has been writing some of her own reviews. One of the three worst judges in the County. Thinks she is smarter than everyone and has to have the last word on everything. Thinks she is "funny"...and she's not | 10/09/2012 10:11 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 16206 | Other | No Rating | I just served on a jury in Judge Novak's court and found her delightful, fair, and adherent to the law. Where appropriate she injected humor that made the process much less tedious and had me being very diligent during the course ...Read More | 07/10/2012 08:51 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 12621 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Novak gets most if not all writ petitions in San Mateo County. I have not filed many--maybe 5 or so. However, this woman will sit on these petitions for over a year if you let her. She just fails to do anything until you make a bi...Read More | 12/22/2011 01:34 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 12264 | Prosecutor | View Details | Horrible, miserable, moody, very unhappy person. She's an equal opportunity hater. She hates the prosecution as much as the defense, although she has a clear prosecutorial bias towards holding criminals accountable, which is not...Read More | 11/11/2011 09:04 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 12026 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Whoever wrote the prior comments is either related to Novak or had something happen to them that no one else has seen in the 5 years Novak has been a judge. It's not that Novak doesn't suffer fools well, she doesn't suffer anyone...Read More | 10/07/2011 09:53 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 2415 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Former prosecutor who demands her ex-colleagues to be diligent and on top of their cases - she also demands that from the defense. Not afraid to dismiss if she sees a violation of the law. I have done a trial in front of her wher...Read More | 07/23/2008 10:06 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 2209 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | I recently had a DV dismissal under Judge Lisa Novak, San Mateo County. Without batting an eye she followed Crawford vs.. Washington and its progeny. She threw the case out because the DA showed lack of due diligence to serv...Read More | 07/10/2008 03:20 PM | Contact reviewer |
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