Hon. Thomas P. AnderleJudgeSuperior CourtSanta Barbara
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| Comment # | Occupation | Rating | Comments | Date & Time | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134205 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | As a plaintiff’s attorney, appearing before Hon. Thomas P. Anderle in Santa Barbara Superior Court is an exercise in frustration. At 90+, his charisma and attentive demeanor—praising counsel’s “impressive work”—belie a deeper issu...Read More | 10/16/2025 08:43 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 134091 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Appeared in Judge Anderle's courtroom on a motion, his ruling was appropriate, and he has a pleasant demeanor. | 10/01/2025 06:17 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 129893 | Other | No Rating | This so-called judge is nothing more than an idiotic petty tyrant, who never admits he's wrong, even when it's clear as day, that he is completely wrong. He picks favorites, and then going off the rails with his biased bullshit. ...Read More | 12/04/2024 12:02 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 128212 | Litigant | No Rating | Judge Anderle is 89 and needs to retire. He either lacks mental flexibility or his biases are no longer in check as he has ages. He refuses to follow the law or to be impartial. I am an older woman that was unfortunately assigned...Read More | 08/13/2024 03:11 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 128211 | Litigant | No Rating | Judge Anderle is 89 and needs to retire. He either lacks mental flexibility or his biases are no longer in check as he has ages. He refuses to follow the law or to be impartial. I am an older woman that was unfortunately assigned...Read More | 08/13/2024 03:11 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 120966 | Litigant | No Rating | I’d rate him unfit to be a judge or lawyer— 0. He made me, the defendant and a women, pay 100% of my ex-husband’s legal fee because he could, not that the plaintiff couldn’t afford to pay his own fees. He ignored evidence and made...Read More | 10/09/2023 10:09 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 119038 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Makes decision early in the case before hearing all of the evidence, so plaintiff has the advantage. Also, will not change his tentative ruling, even if he misread the pleadings. Absolutely refuses to admit that he can make a m...Read More | 06/18/2023 01:50 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 116437 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Although he appears affable, he is actually a cold-hesrted tyrant. He makes up his mind on the paperwork and remains fixed on his tentative ruling, even if it was based on his mistaken reading of something in the pleadings. That...Read More | 02/25/2023 11:13 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 116436 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Absolutely will not depart from his tentative ruling, other than minor "tweeks." Complete inability to admit he can make a mistake. Oral argument is a waste of time. | 02/25/2023 11:02 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 116426 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | He's not mean. He is direct and efficient. I lost a demurrer the other day and don't agree. But OK, the case will come out fine in the end You think he's too old? No way. He's sharp and uses technology better than most 25 ye...Read More | 02/24/2023 10:36 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 115876 | Other | No Rating | This judge should have retired long ago. He is NOT impartial and is biased from the get-go giving the other party no chance of fairly and objectively having their case reviewed. You'd better pray he's not your judge! | 01/30/2023 02:46 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 111259 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge really needs to retire or resign. He is so unfair and mean-spirited, and so biased, he harms so many. His courtroom is ugly with harm. | 10/23/2022 04:24 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 109705 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Judge Anderle is long overdue to retire. He would be doing us all a favor by gracefully bowing out. He does provide a tentative, which is nice, but he often gets the facts wrong and seems outright biased. At the end of the day,...Read More | 08/22/2022 10:03 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 102378 | Civil Litigation - Govt. | View Details | Judge Anderle used to be an excellent jurist, but has become so addled as to be inaccurate, inconsistent and incapable of any real analysis. He rules like a dictator, without regard for the law or the facts. His rulings stray so f...Read More | 01/24/2022 04:00 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 101811 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | I had a complex case before him. We consistently were getting hometowned by defense counsel. His rulings demonstrably conflicted with the CCP and the CRC. He sends out lengthy CMOs and CMCs just walk through those. Finally, I poin...Read More | 12/27/2021 06:44 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 45475 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | Probably an interesting person but totally biased. Sees his mission as strengthening the government and law enforcement. Gives zero credibility to anyone who doesn't work for the government, and actually is harsh and inhumane. ...Read More | 09/21/2016 07:15 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 34673 | Criminal Defense Lawyer | View Details | Easily THE MOST thorough Judge in all of Santa Barbara County. He is a RARE jem, old school Judge who actually has the courage to look everyone who comes before him in his courtroom in the eyes and actually rules from the bench. H...Read More | 05/08/2015 11:56 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 27733 | Litigant | No Rating | I wish I'd known of this resource before having a case before this judge. My experience duplicates the unfavorable comments already posted. Because of this judge, I was required to incur additional and unnecessary expense for no...Read More | 06/29/2014 09:51 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 25258 | Civil Litigation - Private | View Details | This judge seems to be really flexible and entertaining at the same time. The one case I have had before him, he apologized numerous times that I was last on the calendar and thanked me for my patience. He even kind of went easier...Read More | 02/18/2014 12:25 PM | Contact reviewer |
| 25253 | Litigant | No Rating | In an attempt to collect child support that is years overdue, I hired an attorney, and the letter of the law was followed, which required filing a notice of delinquency and having it personally served. The notice provided that sho...Read More | 02/18/2014 10:38 AM | Contact reviewer |
| 1681 | Litigant | No Rating | He appears to be even-tempered but his rulings show otherwise, as well as his actions if you dare to question him. He does not follow the law if he does not like you and does not read the pleadings so as to give some modicum of fa...Read More | 02/28/2008 10:37 PM | Contact reviewer |
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