"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. B. Tam Nomoto Schumann	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Orange 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)

Comments

What others have said about Hon. B. Tam Nomoto Schumann

Comments

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3550
Rating:2.3

Comments:
Classic government worker. Hanging out till pension arrives; will find no work as private judge. What happened to her? She used to be good.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3219
Rating:1.0

Comments:
She is the only judge I've actually filed a formal complaint against. Two years later, a hearing is moved before her and before I can 170.6 her, she rules on the matter from chambers like a total coward. She is a disgrace to California judiciary, and that takes some doing.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3126
Rating:2.8

Comments:
Saw her trial a case against a large Ornage County Company and actually was wearing items and had decorated her desk with items from that company during trial!!! Pretty bad decision. Also showed bias towards that company during penality phase. The defendant was found guilty of numorous laws, and malicious intent, yet she was very pro defendant and issued mininum sanctions, even though proof of large damages were proved. We all laughed and figured that she must be an annual pass holder.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA2852
Rating:9.0

Comments:
Definitely not the worst judge I've appeared before. I thought she did fine overall. I appeared before her in a UD case. My only qualm about her is that she didn't make a decision on the spot. Instead, she took the matter under submission. I think she was just a little afraid to face the defendant and tell her she had to move. I don't fault her entirely for it, but it was a little annoying to leave with that feeling of uncertainty.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA2426
Rating:1.3

Comments:
If you have any important issues do not deal with them via Ex Parte! She reads the papers during trials and rules on them regardless of whether or not she understands the legal or factual issues! And you can forget getting an oppertunity to clarify even if it means failure to do so will result in a dismissal w/ predjudice. This is because she is far more concerned about getting rid of her caseload than she is about basic concepts of fairness...forget justice! When presented with documentary proof of witness perjury prompted by unethical counsel, she finds offense at the attorney who acted "unprofessionally" by refusing to accept this behavior as the norm! Frankly, I cannot comprehend how this woman is capable of looking herself in the mirror!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA2263
Rating:1.7

Comments:
Still cannot figure out which is her first name and which is her last name. This judge can recite the CCP and civil code but does not know how to apply them. She needs some real life experience to deal with the people in her courtoom and the facts in her cases.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA1073
Rating:4.1

Comments:
She runs a small claims, UD, limited jurisdiction calendar, and should stay there. She is sanction happy for trivial things, including sanctioning without notice. (I think she's unhappy about her calendar load). I argued a writ of attachment in front of her once and she kept yelling at another defense counsel and myself that she was 'personally offended' by our legal arguments. (We eventually won). Not the first time I've seen a judge confuse the personal with the professional.