The Robing Room

Hon. Dolly M. Gee	See Rating Details
District Judge	See Comments
C.D.Cal.
Average Rating:7.2 - 13 rating(s)	Please send me alerts on this judge E-mail Address:

Add your own rating

E-Mail Address (will not be displayed)	* *
Confirm E-mail Address	* * *
Zip
Occupation
Add a comment only Ratings

*Temperament:	(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Scholarship:	(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Industriousness:	(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
*Ability to Handle Complex Litigation:	(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Punctuality:	(1=Chronic`y Late,10=Always on Time)
*Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation:	(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
*Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation:	(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Flexibility In Scheduling	(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
General Inclination Regarding Bail	(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Pre-Trial:	(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions:	(1=Least Involved,10=Most Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Trial:	(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Sentencing:	(1=Most Lenient,10=Most Harsh)
Typical Discount Off Guidelines for Cooperators:	(1=10%,10=100%)
Items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating

Comments

Please type what you see below:

Not an even number!

What others have said about Hon. Dolly M. Gee

Comments

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 35054
Rating:1.0

Comments:
[Redacted by Ed.] I’ve never seen such high reviews of any judge on this site. In any event, if you do your due diligence and research [redacted] In my opinion, Dolly is one of the [redacted] judges in America, she’s very political and her rulings are based on money and politics . Basically She is the DNC’s and PRC’s puppet, shill, spy , etc. The DNC had trying to put her on the bench for over 10 years , look that up, [redacted] Having said that , that alone wouldn’t necessarily make her a bad judge, however knowing her background will supply you with context and accurate information to understand her rulings and Judicial predispositions. I’ve had a few civil cases with her. She is a [redacted] an elitist, extremely biased and will never pretend to be fair or to ever give due process to civil rights /employment discrimination Plaintiff. Remember, she was defense counsel for all the big defense firms, so if your client is David suing Goliath , a major corporation, Her mind was made up before
your client even filed the original complaint. civil rights /employment discrimination do yourselves a favor, and do a motion to Dismiss and file elsewhere. Let me give you 100% accurate story, I can cite 4 cases she dismissed, which were then later refiled in other Federal Courts and the 4 cases were always successful for the Plaintiffs. If you are black, Hispanic , LGBT, or a male , she is not your judge, do not waste your time. Another thing, she is notorious for sua sponte Dismissals of pro se cases. This woman, [redacted] has no moral compass or innate sense of fairness. She is the absolute worst our society has to offer, but she serves her evil and unfairness and [redacted] with a smile, so her judicial temperament is of no consequence. Don’t say you weren’t warned. She is the Kamala Harris of the judicial branch.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 34237
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Let’s begin with the well established notion that Central District of California is judicial hellhole known to have the worst judges but the best juries. The Trade off isn’t worth it since civil cases rarely go to trial.
Having said that, while Judge Gee isn’t the worst of the worst at CACD and she appears a tad bit more competent than her octogenarian colleagues at CACD, this doesn’t make up for her biases and other judicial flaws. To be fair, she is quite organized because she has no patience and is ready to dismiss civil cases quickly and clear her docket, she’s a known racist , has a lot of biases, and she is hardly a Rhodes scholar. While most judges at CACD take forever to decide motions, her overly quick decisions are vapid, vacuous, done in haste, and are unsupported by black letter law. While she doesn’t yell , She has an ice cold temperament and Denies due process by deciding motions before a reply brief is even filed. I’ve had several cases with her and She seems to have always made up her mind from day 1 and every decision of hers is never based on the arguments and facts of the motion presented. She routinely raises arguments the parties never raised and never argued in the motions to make her decision, and provides no law to support her rulings. She creates a lot of unnecessary work for the 9th circuit. It is true that She’s extremely hostile to Pro Se litigants, civil rights cases, and employment discrimination cases as she was a former defense lawyer for big corporations. If your a plaintiff and she is assigned to your case, always prepare the record for appeal, it’s known that she’s on the take. I’d prefer Judge Manny Real or Percy Anderson (known as worst judges at CACD) that Judge Gee, because at least they actually read the briefs and don’t make frivolous rulings which have no basis in law or fact. Judge Gee is a dishonest political corporate neo- liberal Democrat shill , who does not care about justice , fairness and civil rights or due process. And because she is only 4’feet 10 inches , she has a huge egotistical Napoleon complex. Do a motion to dismiss without prejudice if she is assigned to your case and hope you get a better judge. She’s the poster child of judicial corruption and she simply not judge material.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 33450
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
What do you want to bet the previous review was written by Donald Trump? Judge Gee has issued orders blocking the US government from detaining migrant children in hotels, and described the government's defense of its policy as “Kafkaesque”.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 33322
Rating:1.0

Comments:
First the facts 1) she wasn’t a judge before Obama nominated her 2) she’s an “Obama Judge” 3) she was nominated to be first Asian woman Article III Judge 4) when Clinton attempted to nominate her in 2000 she was never approved. 5) use to work in employment law for all the big defense firms

I know everyone wants to like her because people like her identity and her story but in civil matters and emolument law, she favors all the big defense firms, as she was one of them, if you represent the Plaintiff on a contigency fee, you are likely to lose and your client will never be given a fair chance, [Redacted by Editor] - she doesn’t follow black letter law, I have her up on appeal right now. She’s so weak on the law that she overruled herself 2 times in one ruling and didn’t realize that case she used to justify the Dismissal was actually the case that actually doesn’t allow the exact dismissal she invented. She failed to even read the case she cited and it didn’t support the dismissal she made but supported my appeal and when bringing to her attention, she didn’t care that she made serious legal errors. She forced unnecessary appeals and creates so much work 9th Circuit. She’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing , she’s extremely combative and agressive for such a tiny lady. Make your objections and prepare to appeal because she refuses to follow law, you are at th Mercy of her inexperienced law clerks and she gives deference to their rulings. She’s extremely hostile to victims of sex and racial discrimination in the workplace, she’s every employers advocate. Most important thing : She is extremely superficial , she makes biased credibility determinations based on her “feel” of your client and the case, everything is arbitrary and if your client isn’t Mother Teresa but has a meritorious case, Your client is in trouble.

Court Staff

Comment #: 33037
Rating:9.6

Comments:
Judge Gee is fair and thoughtful. She is kind and considerate both of her staff and the bar. I had the privilege of assisting her for many years, and would consider it an honor to work directly for her. I think any attorney assigned to a case in front of her would be lucky to have her.

Other

Comment #: 32745
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge, while a bright and thoughtful jurist, is a terrible person to work for and you should not clerk for her.

Other

Comment #: 31537
Rating:2.0

Comments:
nice post

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 24899
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Gee is the embodiment of what a federal court judge should be. She is smart, fair, and thorough, and made me have faith in our judicial process.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 23623
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Exactly what you want in a federal judge; organized, smart, fair, thoughtful, excellent judicial temperament.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 23621
Rating:9.7

Comments:
Slow to rule, but that's OK. She's a fantastic judge. Fair, thorough, intelligent, correct, and pleasant. Really a credit to the federal bench.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 23002
Rating:10.0

Comments:
The best Federal Judge trial judge that I have ever been in front of. Excellent demeanor, hard working, kind and fair.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 22943
Rating:9.8

Comments:
Listens to all sides and allows as much time for oral argument as necessary; conscientious on getting her opinions right, can sometimes take a little time to get them; great judicial temperament; very fair.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 22482
Rating:9.7

Comments:
Slow to rule, but thorough, fair and correct on the law.

Add your own rating

Ratings

What others have said about Hon. Dolly M. Gee

Comments

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private

Court Staff

Other

Other

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private

Civil Litigation - Private