"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Thomas E. Kuhnle	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Santa Clara 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. Thomas E. Kuhnle

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Litigant

Comment #: CA52064
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Terrible. Unjust. Cruel. Does not like women.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA52025
Rating:10.0

Comments:
So many bitter divorced men in these comments. He's a good judge judging from the opinions of these angry scumbags and deadbeats.

It is easier to judge a man by his enemies than by his friends. Cry harder,

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA47582
Rating:1.6

Comments:
No basic legal knowledge. I have been in court when he eliminated visitation rights for a Father who was not there nor given any notice. Worst of all, he is very pompous and thus believes he knows the law.

Litigant

Comment #: CA47215
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Not a good judge - Judge Kuhnle is terrible. He should not be a judge nor have anything to do with law at all. He is an unfair mean person.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA46272
Rating:1.3

Comments:
This judge shouldn't be a family judge. He clearly doesn't understand child abuse and would happily hand over the children to their abuser while disregarding any evidence presented in court. He lacks decisiveness and goes with whatever fake experts say in court to avoid conflicts and to avoid losing his position. He shows no interest in family court and needs to be removed.

Litigant

Comment #: CA40195
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
My ex embezzled $400K from my company blocked me from my personal accounts multiple times, stole another $400K in cash from personal accounts, did identity theft on me, lied in court docs easily documented right in front of him again he didn't care, didn't even question it. He said he was following the law, but there was no following the law at any time in my case on any these abusive issues - abusive legal behavior is tolerated by this judge in my view I assume because it helps the profession with massive burning of attorney fees in an otherwise simple boring case with no kids involved. This was no he said she said, this was documented criminal behavior instigated in writing by the opposing attorney. Even though the ATRO and criminal law is clear, in a divorce in front of this judge it didn't matter in my case. The law and rules are quite excellent if followed. But there was no enforcement. All the warnings about ATRO violations and keeping reasonable to get a fair outcome meant nothing in his court.

Litigant

Comment #: CA39093
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Reasonable judge that put the things right as they should be. There was a fake DVTRO where I was kicked out of the house and custody was taken for monetary reasons. The other party lied in the Court. The Judge took time to examine the case and the testimony of the custody evaluator. I got back the custody and was back home after weeks of absense. I wish there were more judges like that.

Other

Comment #: CA38819
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Judge Kuhnle will favor the female in court, for example ask her slowly and carefully if she abused, but not the male. He will pander in his terminology calling her Mom, and say she "sacrificed" her career without any further questions. He won't call the man, Dad or seek any detail about his life or career, the man is just a wallet. He won't stop any character assassination directed from female to male. He will follow the minimal amount of law in terms of ever so gently pushing a woman to work which is good, but not follow through when they don't. He follows the law carefully when it is the female direction and ignores it in the male direction. Guys you don't want to be in front of this biased judge. if you are a female, you are lucky. If you are male, you better have your case well written and don't pull punches because this judge will accept the female's version of events without question, unless you challenge it in the court docs which he will read. You will only get a fair hearing as a male if your case is perfectly argued and documented. Any wiggle room you are screwed. The female attorney can be sloppy, make mistakes, doesn't matter they get the benefit of the doubt, you don't.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA38009
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Kuhnle is one of the best judges. He is very patient, reads all the pleadings, always on top of things, and knows the law very well. He is very fair and never play favors. He wants to finish all the cases fast so that people can get resolution to their matters. I really enjoy representing my clients in Judge Kuhnee's Court because I know that he will always follow the law.

Other

Comment #: CA37778
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I thought he was a good judge, but very clearly doesn't understand child abuse or coercive control. Seems to lump everyone in to "high conflict" when in reality it's re-abusing the victim into post separation abuse.

He is very calm and reads almost everything presented.

Other

Comment #: CA37098
Rating:10.0

Comments:
He recognized that there is an issue to get solved so, instead of giving my party what we asked for, he put us on what he believed to be the fastest path to resolution. How long the "faster path" will actually take is unknown but, I could see that he took the risk in good faith.

I give Judge Kuhnle because he did the best job possible with impartiality. (See Tao Te Ching: Verse 16)

Other

Comment #: CA33907
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Kuhnle is very intelligent, well-educated, well-rounded and is an reader. He is clam and kind in his court room. He rules in a fair an balanced way. He comes in prepared and ready to make judgments. Someday when he’s retired I’ll write him a “Thank you note”. We need more like him.