Comment #: CA51972
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Punte-Porras is a real one. Being a judge is hard especially in family court where there is no jury.
She is the best judge in Whittier courthouse. I love her. On the other hand, Her colleague judge Veronica Sauceda should be removed and prosecuted for psychological and emotional child abuse. Punte-Porras, if you ever see this comment, please yea h Sauceda how to keep her emotions about men at home when she comes to work. She is traumatizing children based on her views of men. Keep being great Maria. The community loves you. Signed- a dedicated devoted father.

Comment #: CA48533
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She should not be in family court, awful and [redacted]. Doesn't know the meaning of unbiased on ruling or conduct in court. Something has to be done, she ruining my children lives and well as their parents. She doesn't have a clue, along with the attorneys appointed for the children's court Shahon (hypocrites). Supposed be in support what is best for the children and separating children from a parent permanently isn't what's best for the children, especially when the father is doing all asked of him and the other side is manipulating something else [redacted]. They both should be ashamed of themselves.

Comment #: CA48532
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She was totally biased, abuse of power, used her power to literally work for defense counsel. Defense counsel did not have to sit there, the judge did his work for him. I think the judge, defense counsel and defendant (a sheriff) with ties in Whittier courthouse. Defendant's family is well know in the Whittier area and has a lot of influence. It showed in the courtroom.

Comment #: CA48282
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I had video and witness evidence. The other party had no evidence since there was no wrong-doing on my part. Puente-Porras gave us both restraining orders, I believe, just to look balanced, in spite of what the evidence showed. The audio on the video was most important and when the court speakers would not play the audio portion she would not let me connect my own speaker to the laptop, which was ready to go. When the opposing woman of color yelled "Asian hate!" the judge (who is also a woman of color) sympathized with her and against me, a white male. The judge's rationale for giving me a restraining order was that I showed prejudice when I sent a let with a (USPS issued) stamp with a picture of a dragon.

The judge also gave a restraining order to my wife who had not spoken to the opposing party for years. In spite of the lack of contact, the other party served my wife court papers. When the judge confronted the other party about having no contact with my wife, the other party responded that my wife had taken a picture of her. Even though the photo was taken from within our own home, behind a closed window, to document events related to the serving of papers, the judge still issued a restraining order against my wife. The judge dragged out an open-and-shut case for days, until it was resolved by a different judge who ended the case in five minutes.

Comment #: CA47051
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Puente-Porras, the term judge is used loosely. She does not read all presented evidence. She gives no explanation for her ruling only to say, "I feel.." Her ruling is not based on presented facts which she refuses to read/hear from witness. Be aware with this person.

Comment #: CA46914
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Maria Puente-Porras does not hear/read evidence (text messages/photos/witnesses) of both parties. She relies on her own biased opinions. Please be aware of this judge who should be investigated for her unethical standards.

Comment #: CA41637
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Maria puente porras holds unethical standards to the court, especially in family court. She doesn’t follow the court procedures but rather her own hormonal opinion. She doesn’t hear your side, she throws out your paperwork and says “it wasn’t filed in a timely manner” which is not true, it was filed before the opposing attorney’s deadline. She needs to be looked into. This was a family court custody and visitation matter.

Comment #: CA33277
Rating:1.0
Comments:
When she was a commissioner in Torrance, I had the extreme misfortune of encountering Puente-Porras. I'd had a minor fender-bender with a guy who then threatened me - and THEN filed 2 Elder Abuse Restraining Order requests against me - as well as complaints with the DMV and State Bar. After more than a year of fighting this malicious man, I not only beat all his malicious claims, I got a $30k settlement from him. But Puente-Porras dealt me an initial blow in that fight because she was so incompetent as a judicial officer. The guy had very clearly expressed he was a resident of Nevada. It is a fundamental element of California's Elder Abuse Laws that they only apply to Elders who reside in California. So because of Puente-Porras' incompetence, she granted his TRO request. When an Elder Abuse Restraining Order is granted, the person against whom it is granted loses their 2nd Amendment rights and I had to surrender my shotgun and rifle to the police. Despite my being able to defeat a "permanent" restraining order by pointing out Puente-Porras' incompetence, it was months before I could clear the hurdles to have my 2nd Amendment rights restored. She is emblematic of the incompetence of LASC judicial officers.