"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Malcolm H. Mackey	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. Malcolm H. Mackey

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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA48916
Rating:2.1

Comments:
He dismisses cases right before they go to trial if it requires too much mental dexterity and he doesn’t want to deal with it. He also appears to favor the defendant if it’s the state of CA as a state employee himself

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA48665
Rating:1.1

Comments:
Judge Mackey is 93 and has abandoned reading the pleadings. He relies entirely on this law clerk and his clerk gets it wrong a lot. Oral argument is pointless because Judge Mackey has no idea why you are standing before him or the issue you are discussing. Because he reads nothing, he is incapable for doing anything other than endorsing his clerk's written tentative ruling. I have heard the same complaints about his going back ten years. It's quite sad. Presumably, there was a time when he actually did the work of a judge.

Litigant

Comment #: CA41148
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I tried my case of defamation of Character Case with this senile disqualified Judge M. Mackey and he ignored all the preponderance of the evidence submitted by the Plaintiff and he failed to schedule Trial Court Hearings to win my case and intead he honored the unacceptable crooked Defendant's demurrer request.
This case currently has been filed with the Court of Appeal to obtain justice.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA40690
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Geriatric. He is literally 94 years old. This is why CA needs age limit for judges, which the majority of states have. Physically feeble, mentally incompetent. Total nightmare.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA39851
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Crumudgeon. Period.

Litigant

Comment #: CA39396
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Monumentally horrible. I had already won multiple cases against opposing party who filed this frivolous case in front of Mackey, who was so biased, without even trying to hide it - he literally ruled in their favor on everything, without even reading my motions. I filed 170 challenge for bias, and he actually wrote that he as the right to make continuous erroneous rulings. He called me vexatious (though I have never lost a case) for filing a motion to disqualify him, and I succeeded in disqualifying him. Total nightmare. You should have seen other party's face when I succeeded in disqualifying this loser judge -- that party's gravy train of winning motions came to a screeching halt in front of new judge. Mackey is 93-years-old, cognitively impaired, and has wacky angry emotions indicative of Alzheimers patients (if you have ever been around one).

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA38876
Rating:1.1

Comments:
The Judicial Council needs to take action. This judge does not read papers and goes off the cuff based on wrong facts and law. I see the comments about him being senile and I unfortunately have to agree. When there is no court reporter the clerk tries to cover for the judge. What a travesty of justice.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA31019
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Most terrible judge in Califfornia, unless you are rich. A homeless, random man off the street would be better.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA30863
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Worst judge that I have ever been before in California, and that includes many that tried to rule on motions that were not even before them, because they had not even read the descriptions in the schedules. He will protect any wealthy defendant. Epstein or Weinstein or Maddoff would have loved him as their judge, because he would protect people like that. I urge that this judge be investigated and wiretapped, including by the IRS and Franchise Tax Board.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA18736
Rating:1.5

Comments:
How does a person of this man's caliber get to be a judge anywhere?

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA11062
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
The honorable judge seems prejudiced. You stand no chance if you are not from his "circles" and his "Circles" cannot possibly have people who don't look like him. He doesn't even try to hide it and he seems extremely proud of it and seems to continue to thrive doing the same. One needs to pray they get a different judge. Otherwise even if opposing counsel confessed to the crime, and has zero aptitude and lacks any relevant argument, they are privileged by virtue of being "in the circle" Justice is not usually served by this judge...he serves prejudice and perpetuates it by exercising his discretion according to his values or lack thereof.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA8736
Rating:2.6

Comments:
Senile judge, thinks he heard it all so he doesn't feel the need to hear argument from anyone disagreeing with his views, even when he is clearly wrong on the legal standard, simply not interested. Will just rule for the big corporate boys, probably the same ones who have been bankrolling his entire career.

Other

Comment #: CA8619
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
When that scandal came out about the superior court judges double dipping and collecting an extra illegal annual $50,000 in benefits and salary, he was the one very instrumental in getting law passed so the judges could legally keep that extra $50,000. And in fact was successful in doing so. Senile? Absolutely! And has been for many years. The guy is close to 90 years old. Nice guy. But needs to retire. And rules in favor of big business; then again, don't most of the judges rule that way? I would answer that question with a wholehearted YES!!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA8023
Rating:10.0

Comments:
A paragon of what a jurist should be.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA6283
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I had him in a fee dispute in which my client owed $700,000. We had a legal malpractice claim against a big name downtown firm. I got a defense verdict on the fee claim. Mackey granted a non-suit on the legal malpractice claim. The jurors told me they were going to award us $6.5 million. He favors big money clients like law firm, corporations and insurers. He is so out of it now its surprising he finds the Courtroom. Memory is shot. 170.6 him

Other

Comment #: CA5445
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge is senile. At minimum, the Commission on Judicial Performance ought to investigate and evaluate his mental state and ability and actions.

Other

Comment #: CA5444
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge is senile. At minimum, the Commission on Judicial Performance ought to investigate and evaluate his mental state and ability and actions.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA5443
Rating:1.1

Comments:
I believe that he is senile. Should not be a sitting judge.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA5041
Rating:1.0

Comments:
CHANGE JUDGES ASAP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. EVEN A BAD JUDGE IN JURY TRIALS. VERY PRO BIG BUSINESS AND HARD ON SMALL. ONE SIDED WILL NOT ALLOW EVIDENCE FROM THE SIDE HE DISLIKES IN. HE IS VERY PRO WHO YOU KNOW AND DON'T KNOW IN THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS WORLD.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA4838
Rating:9.9

Comments:
I tried a lengthy case in this court, and I must say that Judge Mackey is a fair judge. He is even-handed and accommodating to all sides. He has common sense and is pleasant.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA4673
Rating:8.6

Comments:
Judge Mackey is a no-nonsense, get-to-the-point-and-don't-try-to-snow-me judge. He will listen to your arguments, if you have something useful to add. But he has lots of experience, and he has heard it all. He is not going to put up with any flawed technical arguments that lack substance. Get to the point quickly and clearly.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3575
Rating:3.4

Comments:
It's not that he's too old--he was bad right out of the gate. Flipping a coin would produce better rulings on trial objections. He's pleasant enough--just not very good.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3537
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
A horrible judge. Not smart. Too old

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3425
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Mackey is the worst Judge in Los Angeles History the guy needs to retire. Warning he is for big corporations while letting the small guy fry! He hung us out to dry and never gave the average guy a chance. he's for big business period!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA1947
Rating:9.1

Comments:
He takes time to understand the legal issue.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA344
Rating:7.3

Comments:
I like his courtroom and staff. This judge is outstanding. He is impartial and brillant. He gives justice to all. If you have a case with him, be happy, because you'll be glad. He has handled many cases, including the Carol O'Connor case, the Bob Barker case, the Paulina Rubio case, and many more.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA149
Rating:7.4

Comments:
A good guy and a fair judge.