"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Kathleen Blanchard	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Los Angeles County	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* 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=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Kathleen Blanchard

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Other

Comment #: CA38047
Rating:1.0

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She is a very bias and snotty person, I was a defendant years ago. And do not believe I was treated fairly at all.

Other

Comment #: CA37515
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I have witnessed this judge not only respond herself to paperwork being filed against her as biased. Also lecture an attorney on how they can not discuss an individual in questioning but then use the same individual as reasoning in her decision. I have also watched as a witness claimed that the information given was not true and given at a time of distress and more reasons to doing it be completely ignored and in her ending statement make up scenarios to validate her own feelings on behalf of a case. She voiced a probation report was “too good” and stated “they just want more money” for a probation hearing along with not accepting a completion letter from Salvation Army because she didn’t like how they worded it. Basically she doesn’t like the individual and that is the end of it. Hence the bias paperwork that she rejected pertaining to her. I have never seen a more 1 sided judge in my life or a judge that discredits their own system such as probation and continue working. Mind you the witness had contacted the Sheriffs department prior and was yelled at about how bad they wanted the individual and then proceeded a week later to send CPS after them as an “emergency”. This system needs to be cleaned out. Starting here. You can not mix personal life with work and there is a huge circle going on here. Along with I think sitting on the throne has really created a feelings over fact issue, and one place that should not be is in a court room.

Litigant

Comment #: CA36136
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Arrogant bully! A DA in a black robe, she disclosed her husband is a sheriffs sergeant, but never gave the opportunity to transfer away from her.
Either does not recognize corrupt police work or is intentionally obtuse.
Based on the other ratings here, I'm going to go with "allows corrupt sheriffs to freely operate." Nasty and mean without reason. She is a menace to the citizens!

Other

Comment #: CA18944
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Horrifying she takes all sheriff cases knowing her husband is a sheriff deputy and she is a racist she ripps mothers away from there children she doesn't care if the deputies lie in there reports and she has most of the public defenders afraid of her she's not fit to be a judge and she destroyed my life on lie's I need help to reopen my case and to get her bard off the bench

Other

Comment #: CA18069
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Allowed false evidence to be admitted to a case. Defense was not allowed to defend any of the evidence submitted. Changed the bail from O.R. to $75K based on false information. Even after bail was posted, she held me in a holding cell for 7 hours because she is a vindictive , evil female.
Woman definitely has an inflated spirit of self importance. Biased to the prosecutor. Her court room is NOT a fair court room.
The ratings from fellow professionals in this site, tell exactly how her fellow attorneys feel about her.
As one states -- UNFIT FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA11487
Rating:1.0

Comments:
An unspeakable horror. Unfit for judicial office. An abject disgrace.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA9861
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I had my 170.6 prepared months before the case went to Master Trial Calendar.
One time she came out and asked for the whereabouts of an attorney so she could call his case. I respectfully said "Excuse me, your Honor; I believe he is in the lock-up talking to his client." She looked at me and said in a grumpy voice: "I wasn't talking to you." Harumph, Harumph.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA7920
Rating:1.0

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She seems terrible. I got her reversed on cruel and unusual punishment grounds, and on remand she sentenced him to 64-life when the DA asked for 50-life.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA4882
Rating:2.1

Comments:
Given the fact that this judge was a former Los Angeles County District Attorney, it comes as no surprise that she definitely favors the prosecution's side in criminal matters.