Hon. Indu Thomas See Rating Details
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Superior Court
Thurston County
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Other

Comment #: WA2199
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Complete absence of probity. In fact expresses all the characteristics that have demeaned women for centuries: petty, spiteful, vindictive, incompetent, vicious, contemptible, a danger to all who encounter her. The other mags and justices know it, but she makes them look good by comparison. She is so rude to Americans that I wonder if she destroys or tries to destroy our families with intent or "malice aforethought." After following these comments for a number of years, I say: Send the Kerala Kobra back to India. she only hurts Americans here. Depose and Deport.

Litigant

Comment #: WA2198
Rating:1.0
Comments:
this person set the entire stage for what has become a nightmare for the last two years. She mocked me my first appearance, dismissed my motion to remain in my own home (during a moratorium) injected her personal opinion, told me to get a job at McDonald's, suggested my abuser to get an order of protection against me it was unbelievable. i filed a complaint with the people over the judges and commissioners. they sent me an email saying usually complaints do not go further than the complaint. I was hopeful with a flicker of hope when they assigned an investigator. i never got called and 6 weeks later got an email saying closing case no merit, she was announced as the new judge the next day. our state capital is corrupt.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA2176
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Use an affidavit of prejudice to disqualify her as a Judge. The more disqualifications against her, the better

Other

Comment #: WA2093
Rating:1.0
Comments:
INDU THOMAS WAS APPOINTED TO SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE IN THURSTON COUNTY LAST YEAR. SHE HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCED HER CANDIDACY FOR THE 2022 ELECTION. THE LAST FILING DATE IS May 16 - 20, 2022 IN THURSTON COUNTY. IF YOU DO NOT WANT HER TO CONTINUE AS SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE MUST FILE BY May 16 - 20, 2022. IF NO ONE OPPOSES HER SHE WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ELECTED

Other

Comment #: WA2092
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I have witnessed her as Court Commissioner multiple times. In one case she signed a one year no contact order against a male immigrant with no mention of abuse on his part since immigrating. No allegations at all of abuse to his 13 year old daughter. The wife allegedly assaulted the husband twice since both immigrated. Both were ordered to evaluations. The wife did not comply. The husband completed the evaluations with no findings of potential domestic abuse, alcoholism, and other allegations. Months later supervised visitation was granted, and after the one year no contact order expired, a standard divorce was granted. The husband prefers to have no relationship with his former family after this experience.
What I observed was very consistent with the multiple complaints I read on this site. One more father's

Litigant

Comment #: WA2086
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Four sequential comments praising that destroyer in the same style. I passed her courtroom and glanced in: looked as if serpents were writhing in her belly...as if she need an exorcist. A peculiar impression - perhaps also related to something else...
While her vicious acts were years ago, the damage they did to a mother and child continue, and that child's health is now precarious AS A DIRECT CONSEQUENCES of her vicious and destructive conduct. The woman is a MENACE TO LIFE, a MENACE TO FAMILIES; HER "JUDGEMENTS" ARE CAPRICIOUS AND ARBITRARY; HER ATTITUDES TO HER ADOPTED NATION CLONED OF THE MORE PUBLIC MONSTER EX FAMILY COURT, IE "judge" jUDY...What a travesty these women make of our judicial system...aided and abetted by the MEN who put them there - because neither would make it on their own...so disappointed that "it" is still destroying lives in Thurston Co F.C. WA deserves better.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA2085
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I've just read the comments below. You must be a personal friend or paid to make your comments. She is the worst commissioner in the state. She can't move or get another job in another county. Thurston county is struck with her until until she quits, retires or some other judge takes upon their shoulders to remove her. She is a scourge upon Thurston county.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA2084
Rating:9.4
Comments:
For many years she has been "THE" point person in family law cases. That means 50% of the people who appear before her are probably unhappy with the result. I would expect the unhappy ones to post here and the happy ones to never even know about this site. I have represented both mothers and fathers before her. I have never hesitated to represent either side.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA2081
Rating:9.7
Comments:
I have appeared before her many times. She is always prepared and considerate. Even when I disagreed with her, her conclusions were based upon the law and the facts of the case.

Other

Comment #: WA2044
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Commissioner Thomas is not a person of high morals. She doesn’t study her cases and does not care for the law. Be prepared to file revisions to overcome her incompetence. She will drain pocket book by keeping your attorney working. [redacted] There are many stories online of how families have been torn apart after going in front of her and there is a Facebook page “ Victims of Indu Thomas” dedicated to her.

Litigant

Comment #: WA2025
Rating:9.0
Comments:
This commissioner has been the judicial officer for my entire divorce/child custody case. She has been thorough and fair throughout. I can not thank her enough for protecting me, my children, and our best interests.

Other

Comment #: WA2020
Rating:3.0
Comments:
If Commissioner Thomas is in your family law or DV case, and you are the father, you might want to pray for a miracle because she will always side with the mother despite all the evidence in the world.

Other

Comment #: WA2017
Rating:1.0
Comments:
The same thing happened to me she allowed for my ex to take our children out of the state. My ex tried to get me charged with DV but failed because I never did anything to her but that law that allowed her to exit the state with our children was all she needed to follow her boyfriend (Who has 2 assault charges on his record) live in Oregon with our 2 children. It’s ridiculous how she can make up a story and your guilty until you prove that your innocent. Indu Thomas pretty much took all my rights as a father and now I only get one weekend a month to spend with my kids. Which is not 50/50 co parenting, I won’t get to do any of my kids sports with them or go to any school events because they live 8 hours away. Oh and my ex has DV ON HER RECORD! Doesn’t matter in the judges eyes because i’m the male.

Other

Comment #: WA2015
Rating:1.0
Comments:
This judges actions have led to a child being taken out of the state by a drug addicted mother while the military father was deployed. Her actions are dismissive & at times contemptuous to the complainant. If you don’t want to be there quit instead of ruining people’s lives with your contempt.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA2014
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She is not a fair judge.

Other

Comment #: WA1975
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Prevent Indu Thomas from being appointed a Judge!

https://www.change.org/Indu_thomas

Other

Comment #: WA1974
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She is aggressive and fails to listen before speaking

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA1937
Rating:3.8
Comments:
For a family law commissioner, I don't like her. She gets needlessly combative towards attorneys, is consistently insulting without reason and generally tries to find reasons to not be helpful. Her disposition sucks. If she ever runs for judge, I will openly campaign against her. So will the other attorneys in my office.

Other

Comment #: WA1927
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Indu Thomas doesn’t seem to want to be bothered to read evidence submitted to the court. She makes careless decisions about children’s lives, it is a shame because I’ve never thought I’d see a commissioner be so unprofessional and clearly biased. One of the court dates she stated she only read the oppositions submitted documents and didn’t even review the stack of evidence on the other parent, putting our kids futures at risk, and ruled in the oppositions favor without actually reviewing clear cut evidence. She should be removed from her post. She seems annoyed to be having to do her job, like it is some major inconvenience to actually listen to what people have to say or read what was actually submitted. Honestly it seems like none of the commissioners talk to each other and they just bounce cases between each other, making rulings that make no sense or put kids at kids.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1902
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I have had been dealing with Commissioner Thomas for over 14r years. I have found her to have genera bias towards mothers. She has ruled multiple times in favor of my sons my mother when she is contempt. But when I violate any minor provision of the agreed parenting plan I am vilified and given the harshest penalties. While at have won multiple arguments through Commissioner Thomas, I have witnessed her side more often with the opposition even when they are in the wrong. She has even contradicted herself by siding with the mother on one case but when the mother was in contempt for the exact same issue, gave the mother a pass.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1898
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Indu Thomas is the exact reason Washington state DSHS is being sued for over a hundred million dollars for the deaths of Susan Powells children. She ignores credible evidence of safety concerns of young children to support a lawyer that is a young up coming liberal women lawyer of color from king county who did not provide a shred of evidencein her case. Violated my rights to fair hearing, and right to be heard. How many children have to die in Washington state before some body does something about this criminal.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1897
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Now that Anne Heresch is almost gone and Lack is history every effect should be made to get rid of this crazy horror. Thomas needs to go. She has ruined way to many families and children. She doesn't know the law nor does she understand american families. She needs to go. Hopefully she can find a job somewhere she can excell.

Other

Comment #: WA1887
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Commissioner Thomas is the worst kind. A criminal in a Judicial Robe. She does not read presented evidence and is careless. We can't just stand by and complain, we haft to take action! File a complaint with the CJC.

Our office generally cannot consider grievances against judges based on their actions in a judicial capacity. The Commission on Judicial Conduct (CJC) considers issues of judicial misconduct and disability. See Rule 8.5(c) of the Washington Supreme Court’s Rules of Professional Conduct. You can contact the CJC at P.O. Box 1817, Olympia, Washington 98507- 1817. Complaints against administrative law judges should be made to the Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 42488, Olympia, Washington 98504- 2488. Complaints against federal judges should be made to the Clerk of the U.S. Court of Appeals, P.O. Box 193939, San Francisco, California 98119-3939. Complaints about federal administrative law judges should be made to the federal agency involved.

Other

Comment #: WA1842
Rating:1.0
Comments:
This woman is an abomination. [Redacted by Editor] She has done horrendous damage to families in Thurston County, but I understand that the rot is deep in WA, in Democrat held cities and counties, and it is the children who suffer most. [Redacted] Judge Wickham knows it, but for some reason doesn't give a hoot about the reputation of Th counties judiciary. FOR ALL, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO HAVE THE INCOMPETENT COMMISSIONERS HEAR YOUR CASE; YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO A JUDGE. [Redacted] So sad. WA deserves better than these monsters imported to destroy America's unique way of life.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1840
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Thomas is a hack for the Prosecutor’s Office and her grasp / application of the law is appalling. Several times during my Son’s trial she had to ask the Prosecution if what his Defense Atty was requesting was permissible or if the Defense had grounds for an objection! Of course, the Prosecutor ruled in favor of herself every time. The Prosecution and Thomas knew an injustice was occurring but checking the “win” column was more important than my child. In the end my son, who was innocent, was told by Prosecutor Carol LaVerne that if he didn’t plead guilty to the charges levied against him she would remand his case to adult court for prosecution where he could get placed with adult felons. I had to tell my 15 year old son to say he committed a crime he didn’t do. He did two years in juvenile detention and is now a registered sex offender. His life is ruined because of this judge and LaVerne.

Other

Comment #: WA1839
Rating:1.0
Comments:
During a trial she continually asked the Prosecution for clarification on Defense Attorney’s questions and requests. She clearly doesn’t know the law and of course, the Prosecutor Carol LaVerne denied all requests the Defense posed to the Judge. It was a shameful display. On one day of the trial a different Judge sat in and the trial was fair for one day, before Commissioner Thomas resumed the trial. She is a hack for the Prosecutor’s Office so don’t expect a fair trial.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1807
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I've seen all 3, Thomas, Hirsch and Lack. The 3 of them should be removed and tarred and feather. The 3 of them have destroyed families and children's lives. You would hope that some of the more moderate judges within Thurston county or the state would step in to fix or remove them. Even the state bar should file a complaint or ask for a investigation. Its shameful, disgraceful and a true horror for the state, county and the families. Thomas should be tarred and feathered first.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA1804
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She is either unprepared or has already decided the outcome of the hearing before even stepping foot in the courtroom. She rules by her own personal/political agenda rather than law. She will quote the law, then blatantly subvert the clearly written intent, She is in essence writing legislation from the bench and ignoring what our elected officials whose job it is to actually take the time to write these laws then vote on them. She is extremely biased against white men. She is also very arrogant. She actually knows the process, but clearly not how to apply the law. She will violate your rights if given half a chance, if you are a man or someone she just doesn't like. She will deny evidence if it doesn't support the outcome she wants. She will also allow hearsay as long as it supports what she wants. This woman NEEDS to be removed from the bench to protect the children of Thurston County, She has a clear track record of not caring about the little ones.

Other

Comment #: WA1767
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Entirely female prejudice judgment.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1655
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Anyone going in front of Hirsch,Lack or Thomas should get them removed for prejudice. It's a pretty simple procedure, it cost some money $500ish but definitely money well spent. You need a lawyer to do it, unless you already know the law. Your case will go in front of a judge instead of a commissioner, and believe it or not there are more good judges in Thurston county than these 3 horrors.

Other

Comment #: WA1654
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She is the most female biased judge I've ever met. I proved my sons mom was lying and coaching my son into saying bad things about me. I've been awarded full custody of my son 4 times threw grays harbor court. My ex filed in Thurston county on blatant lies that I proved to be false and commissioner Thomas took away my son almost entirely. I now get to see him two 8 hour visit every other weekend.....Our last case just closed in October of 2018 where I was awarded primary custody. Now this....

Other

Comment #: WA1648
Rating:1.0
Comments:
This is my second time witnessing her in court. I would have to say as someone that has no vested interest other than showing up for moral support for one of my friends that is going through a tough custody battle that she is not good at the job. She touted that she had been in the job for 12 years so you would think she would not contradict herself so much. I witnessed her say she does not take in hearsay but then she made a decision twice based on hearsay and dismissed all relevant evidence and even suggested that the defendant was guilty (I am willing to go on record saying this if it will prove my point). When watching other cases unfold in her courtroom other counselors were confused with her decisions and she always had an excuse that was tied to emotion and not a stated law. I don’t even live in this county and I am appalled by what I see. It makes me lose faith in the justice system to be honest.

Other

Comment #: WA1647
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I feel almost relieved to reads these reviews regarding Commissioner Thomas behavior. In a recent court hearing, her actual words were “I am not suppose to consider hear say but I am going to” while making her determination about children’s lives. She is overwhelmingly bias to the mother making claims in which the mother has no proof and is fabricating events going back years. It is unnerving that this women has so much power hiding behind her position with blantent disrespect for the law or the people being effected by her emotions and bias.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1635
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Commissioner Indu Thomas is in my opinion the most; biased, unprofessional, negative, irresponsible, uncaring, stuborn, disrespectful, femanist, and openly untruthful. This is extraordinarily disappointing considering that she is the longest standing commissioner in Thurston County Family court. She has "handed" 12 years in a position that she is CLEARLY unsuited for. I and a LARGE number of others feel that Indu Thomas has single handedly given Thurston County Family Court an unbelievably bad reputation across the State of Washington and beyond!!! She is a disgrace to Washington State, and the rode she wears!

Other

Comment #: WA1602
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Indu Thomas leaves me believing our courts are pointless. She has no regard for the emotional battle a child goes through in a divorce. She belongs on a television show mimicking Judge Judy. There is nothing professional about her. If our State needs to hire minorities and foreigners to make our judgements, certainly they could do better by hiring one with compassion.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1541
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She never looked at evidence provided nor follows the guidelines and RCW's. She would not account for evidence clearly relevant to the case, while accepting hear say from the opposing party. She is absolutely disgusting and should be removed from the bench.

Other

Comment #: WA1507
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Indu Thomas is very biased, unprepared and did not read the case until our hearing was in progress. How do you file a complaint.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1501
Rating:1.0
Comments:
With the new commissioner that was hired everyone was hoping that Thomas would be moved out. This hasn't happened yet! We need to keep praying for the benefit of the children and families that are unfortunate enough to pass through Thurston county courts that Thomas is removed. Her removable won't fix the courts, but it would be a major start in the right direction. Once she is removed we can start to work for Lack and Hereshs removable. Thomas has major mental and social issues.

Other

Comment #: WA1500
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Commissioner Thomas is the worst commissioner I have ever even heard of. She is completely biased, she doesn't pay attention to the facts of the case. She has granted kids back to their alcoholic mother, stating "its in the past" yet her last positive UA was 3 weeks ago. The mother was caught lying about losing her job due to drinking, went to rehab but refuses to have after treatment yet Commissioner Thomas has granted her full custody. If these children are hurt physically this will be on the head of Commissioner Thomas. She needs to be fired from any law profession. She is there to play favorites not to do what is best for children.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1487
Rating:1.0
Comments:
This woman has no idea what she is doing. Her bias in the courtroom is on full display. Disgraceful.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1485
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I recently attended a funeral. The decreased was the daughter of a longtime friend. She died of a drug overdose. The daughter and her parents were in and out of thurston county family courts for years. The parents pleaded with the courts to listen and help their daughter. Instead they issued restraining orders and belittled the parents. At the funeral I wondered where were the social workers and commissioner that estranged the parents from their child. The parents were there.

Other

Comment #: WA1475
Rating:1.0
Comments:
This judge has a complete and utter disregard for facts, precedent law, and RCW statutes. Agree with other reviews that she doesn't seem prepared for her docket, certainly does not seem to read the motions before hand, definitely does not consider all the facts presented to her, and finally seems to rule by emotion and prejudice as opposed to logical and law. I am at a loss with this commissioner. I sincerely hope that someone looks into removing her from the bench -- soon.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA1465
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She somehow allowed a non-party lawyer to obtain an order against a party in a n action in which the non-party lawyer was not involved. Yes that's right, without any notice to anyone at all. No-notice ex-parte orders are habitually granted in Thurston County court in divorce cases and it is blatantly unlawful. Notice is required to be given even if not effective. But she doesn't even require it. THe divorce lawyers all know that whoever gets the first restraining order controls the case.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1461
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Commissioner Thomas is terrible at applying the law correctly. First, it is obvious that she does not read the motions or responses of all the litigants. I have had several hearings before her and it is fairly clear that she is not prepared or aware of the facts of the case. Second, she appears to have made up her mind before the case is argued by the attorneys. Third, she misapplies the law, and shoots from the hip very often, ruling based on what I believe are her gut feelings but not the letter of the law. I have watched her on several occasions make outlandish rulings. I totally agree that people should try to avoid her in court at all costs.

Other

Comment #: WA1457
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She is absolutely vile. We watched her give full custody to a heroin addicted mother because the father had prevented the Mom from leaving with the kids while under the influence. When my son went before her, she refused to hear his side of the story through his attorney. My grandsons mother is l aging the state and because she has primary custody (4 days vs. my sons 3), she was permitted to leave the state. Indu stayed that because the mother is primary caregiver she didn’t see why she couldn’t leave to Texas. Apparently zero days with his son is better than the three he has. She made a decision that will have serious implications on the mental stability of a 4 year old boy. Statistics show that children do much better when both parents are proactive in their child’s life. She does not care about the mans involvement in a child’s life nor does she care what men have to say. She is a man hater and doesn’t care about the welfare of children as clearly seen in her rulings prior to hearing my sons case. How this vile woman is still able to practice is beyond me. She seemed bored and hadn’t even read any of the cases prior to coming out, she read them as we went. If you are scheduled to present in front of her, run and insist on somebody else. She’s unfair and unwilling to grasp that fathers also have rights.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1443
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Cra Cra courtroom, the judicial circus of Washington courts. It's a shame and sham that no judge or political member has taken action to remove her from the bench.

Other

Comment #: WA1385
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Very biased judge; doesn't listen properly to both parties; extremely impatient; awful temper!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1368
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Ignorant, incompetent, rude, abusive, hates children, grandmothers, civilised people, disadvantaged people. Has no concept of the Rule of Law. Is a vicious, destructive person. I would not hire her to sweep the street! I note my previous comment was 'censored' here - no expletives used, clear and cogent clarifications, but it was edited out! Please insist on being heard by a JUDGE, there is a chance of some legal qualification there. Bypass Thurston Co Family Court Commissioners. Indu Thomas and Thomas Lack are both lacking, both farcical, but in a dark and dangerous way. It seems that every one in Olympia knows and detests Indu Thomas. And yet she is still destroying lives...

Litigant

Comment #: WA1367
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
If you are a dad stay away from her! I had her today and literally made stuff up. I went in for contempt on my ex wife. I showed proof, ex even admitted, but Indu Thomas made some bs story and even called her out on it. she state it was final and the case was over letting my ex get away with violating the parenting plan. I don't see how she can even be a judge. ive tried to file a complaint with the bar but I get an error everytime I try to send it.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1365
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
You know at first I was not fond of her. I met her once so far. After reading this i thought wow if she was a restaruant I would not eat there. But you know what, people are not food establishments. Most of the friends I have are people that no one likes because they are honest. I usually make a habit of pursuing friendship from unliked honest people. She does a great job of pushing both people buttons right away to see who reacts in the abuser and victim roles. I hope for her

Litigant

Comment #: WA1364
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She has absolutely no regard for the Rules - she makes them up as she goes along. I won a monetary judgment against my former husband, and garnished his wages. This stupid judge reversed the garnishment at a EX PARTE hearing - in complete violation of the rules. Her "INDIA" ways are not the American ways. She should return to her camel immediately

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1363
Rating:1.0
Comments:
A very odd woman not quite sure where her head is. Also wonder if she has any children. Or actually knows what domestic abuse looks like or a victim.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1353
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Concerns, serious concerns about Indu Thomas and her lack in ability with the responsibilities she's bestowed with

Litigant

Comment #: WA1345
Rating:1.0
Comments:
she clearly makes up her own rules. She claimed that I was found an unfit parent when I never was and when I stood my ground she called security in, claiming I was attacking her verbally. I have the taped recording of the hearing and I did not do as she claimed. She illegally took my rights away from me, without an investigation and handed them over to this family who did anything to keep my daughter. The commissioner completely ignored what I turned into the courts which clearly showed that I did not do has this family claimed but she did not care! She never cared for my daughter and her well being. And now I have been estranged from my daughter for 6 years because of her!

Litigant

Comment #: WA1344
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I'm not sure what her issue is. Clearly makes things up on the fly that are not applicable. Is extremely political, not judicial whatsoever. I would cover more, but it is clear from all the other comments that she is not capable of carrying out her job.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1300
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Wow,She makes up the law as she goes. Clearly out of touch with reality, the environment,and profession she works in. She needs a mental evaluation. Someone needs to help her. Maybe a intervention by other legal professionals and a few judges to help her step down and find employment that she might be good at. She is out of control. She is either on drugs or needs drugs.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1295
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Clearly a crazy Trump hating liberal. A wacko on all levels. She has gotten worst over the years and the shame of it all is every judge within Thurston county cringes when dealing with her. No other county wants her. She can't move up or over. She needs to be moved out.Totally a wacko.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1293
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Indu clearly favors women in WA state- If you are a Dad no matter how good of a Dad you are. DO NOT STEP INTO HER COURT ROOM. She does not care what you have to say or what evidence you have. She has already "judged" you and made a ruling. In fact, her court room is almost always empty when I'm there. Not to mention she always calls cases wrong from the start of the session and tries to blame it on staff.

You will waste 1,000's trying to correct her incompetent mistakes, using evidence for the wrong party/case. Her "interpretation" of the case. etc.

Her rulings are based off of her opinions and not the facts set forth.

Not sure how she is operating when her court room is so empty. Looks like everybody got the hint decades ago.

If you want to learn how to get out of court "trouble" sit through her presentation and watch her reasoning for why she lets someone off the hook. You can learn a lot about how to win your next case or maybe even help your female friends.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1291
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She's unfair and doesn't allow you to speak. She also brings up things not relevant to the hearing such as her indicating her opinion on what I should claim per year on my taxes! I told her why I claim less per month so I don't have to pay at the end of the year, and she indicated that it didn't make sense and that I should think of my kids and claim a larger amount to have more money per month for them. I was dumb founded by her comments and bullying behavior! She's obviously got some power hungry control issues!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1197
Rating:1.0
Comments:
This woman should be put under a restraining order preventing her from having any contact whatsoever with persons under the age of 18, and banned from every courtroom in the USA unless serving as a defendant under indictment for crimes against citizens of the USA and crimes against the children of America.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1191
Rating:1.0
Comments:
No I am the custodial parent, and I corrected my spelling error - my daughter's father spread fake "missing posters" knowing full well that my daughter was not missing and used the responses against me in court while trying to open a parenting case

Other

Comment #: WA1187
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Absolutely the worst ever. Would not let me speak. There is no way this woman will allow a fair hearing.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1180
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This creepy lady is not a judge she's a lawyer for her opinion. 138 days my kid has,been kidnapped she's only testifying falsely. We only need more judges like this woman to ruin our country.

Mike McKinney

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1170
Rating:1.0
Comments:
It's time to take down the tents and clean out the cages. Its time to close down Thurston county's circus and clown act. This show does not need to go on. She is a disgrace!!!

Litigant

Comment #: WA1155
Rating:1.0
Comments:
It's hard for me to believe that this woman has sworn to help and protect families. Her unwillingness to listen to me and her prejudice and partiality made her blind to the suffering that my family has been going through, we're still going through it although I have gone through great lengths and had numerous agencies try to help me keep my family safe - and most importantly listened to us and believed what we were saying. I've gone over time and time again, that time I spent in the courtroom with Indu and asked myself what did I do wrong - what did I do to deserve being treated the way I was - in the end I realized that I did the best I could and that even though my family is still dealing with the negative results of a very very bad, one-sided and unfair decision that as long as we keep working hard we might have a chance at putting our family back together again. It's not over for us and I want to encourage other families out there that if you are also going through the same thing that you are not alone and to keep fighting - for every ignorant person who does not or will not believe you or do the job they are supposed to do, there are others who know the pain of how hard it is to try to protect your family and what it's like to reach out for help only to be rejected by someone who doesn't have the slightest clue of what you have experienced. Don't ever give up, you are not alone.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1144
Rating:1.0
Comments:
How come her percentages are not correct? Her rating should be 1.2 or lower.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1142
Rating:1.0
Comments:
After attending her circus called a court and reading the comments below Im totally bewildered on how she ever became a involved in any type of law. She has let a poor child to be taken advantage of by a substance abuser. The child now is lost to any type of positive life. Lost to drugs and a life of selling herself short. The substance abuser knows all the right liberal words to satisfied Thomas lack of ability to tell the different between lies and the truth. New television drama..lost courts and kids of Indu Thomas.
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Litigant

Comment #: WA1134
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Someone needs to sit this woman down and tell her that this is not a game. I could tell from Indu Thomas's demeanor and attitude towards me from the beginning that I was not going to get a fair trial. I did not dissapear when I left the courtroom, this is my life which has been irreversibly altered for the worse. Indu Thomas may hold a seat of power but that does not mean that my life or the lives of other litigants don't matter.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA1130
Rating:1.0
Comments:
The most horrific experience in my life. This person in not fit to be a commissioner,judge or lawyer. She ignore the truth and uses the lies that fits a her liberal and child services agenda. She is evil and vile!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1109
Rating:1.0
Comments:
She must of been having a bad day today. She just sat there staring off into space like she was preoccupied with something other than the facts and the case that was being presented before her. Just a real lack of interest in the facts and the truth. She seems to be out of touch with realty. I will have to ask for another presiding judge before this is over.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1102
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I knew I was going to get it when she started baring her teeth at me before she read her ruling. Needless to say, I lost my case.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1072
Rating:1.0
Comments:
We went before Indu Thomas not too long ago. Traumatic is not a strong enough word to describe the experience. I liken it to being the victim of a DUI car crash in which you suffer catastrophic injuries. Can you forgive the perpetrator/the person who wronged you? Yes. Will your life ever be the same because of a horrible decision someone else made? Is it fair? No, and no. Indu decided that I had no right to protect myself and my child from a mad man. I had to make the decision to leave and have been dealing with the financial, emotional, and legal repercussions of that ever since. Our life will never be the same. It will never be the same. All I can do is try to forgive her and put what's left of our lives back together.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1059
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Terrible! She was carrying on a conversation with her staff member (blonde women) while my lawyer was addressing the court/her. She didn't pay any attention to what was being said. What a terrible day.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1052
Rating:1.0
Comments:
After reading the below comments it's just common sense to have a total review by outside judicial members of the Thurston county court system. It's out of control. The people of Thurston county has lost all faith in their courts.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1048
Rating:1.0
Comments:
There is a saying that if you can't proform in your profession you teach. In the legal profession it's if you can't preform as a attorney and make money for the Firm you become judge or beg to become a commissioner. We need to get rid of this begger. The problem is liberals loves beggers, it make them feel better and superior.

Prosecutor

Comment #: WA1047
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Right or wrong is not an issue in her court, only her malicious illogical liberal agenda. It's time for her to move on to another profession. She has lost all the respect and confidence of her fellow attorneys, court staff and law enforcement professionals. It's a shame that she is being left to die on the vin e and families are being hurt and destroyed by the failure of the judicial committee's to step in and rectified the situation. The Thurston county courts are a sham.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1046
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Is this Commissioner the best representation of the courts we have within Thurston county? With all the discussions at every level of law enforcement and by the courts on how bad this individual is as a commissioner it's a shock that no one within the judicial realm has taken actions to resolve this problem. It's a shame no one's cares about her victims.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1045
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Rude,crude,arrogant,disrespectful! This commissioner is a disgrace to her profession and disgrace to the law profession. She totally disregarded the facts in our case. When our attorney tried to interject the facts into her unbelievable rant towards our attorney stating what she thought were the facts. She refused to hear the truth. My wife and I are shocked and totally heart broken over her refusal to hear any of the truth or facts we presented to her. Our child is now a total wreck, on drugs and alcohol. Judging us by her liberal retoric has detroyed our child. She refused to have our child tested for drugs or take any measure to protect our child.she only had to order a test.we would of even paid for it to prove the truth. She refused. For the well being of any child if illigal drugs,are involved test should be automatic for the well being of the child, even if the child is stating she hates her parents because they are to strict. Now she is living with her cousin that is giving her drugs and alcohol. This commissioner is a disgraced.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1041
Rating:1.0
Comments:
It's so hard to find the words to express how much a failure she is as a Comissioner.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA1040
Rating:1.2
Comments:
Indu, let me just say that the cute little monkey is mine and I'm taking her back to the jungle were I'm King Kong, but the circus with all the clowns (dshs, staff, you) called a court is all yours.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1036
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Wow? What an experience! What a crazy day! Even my ex was laughing about it. She asked me if I wanted custody of my daughter. I told her my ex was the better parent and could provide a more stable home life and I was in the military and deployed to much. My ex and I just were there to resolve some issues of support. One thing both my ex and I agreed on that Thurston county courts is not the place to resolve family issues. Waste of our time and our money. We agreed to let the our mothers (grandmother's to the child) work out the details. Better solution without the craziness.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA1035
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I have seen this commissioner in numerous cases and I will have to say that there is little ryme or reason to her rulings. She misses the basic facts and ignore the important ones. Her agenda is to appease the liberal establishment (not all within Thurston county) to further her political career and not to provide just rulings for the benefits of the children and families that come before her. The sad part of all this is everyone within the law enforcement and court system knows this and no one has moved to correct the situation. They are hoping the problem will just go away. In the mean time children and families suffer. Attorneys coming before her need to have her affidavited off their cases and have the fortitude to file grievances before the judicial committee when unjust rulings come from her. After about ten to fifteen affidavits and grievous the judicial system will start their own review. Families that come before her need to ensure they have a lawyer to fight for their rights and ensure a just outcome. It's time for the legal system to cleanup /out their own.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1034
Rating:10.0
Comments:
I have seen this commissioner a few times for a difficult case and I have to say that I feel she tries to be fair, I appreciate the fact that she noticed important details many others might have missed and I'm relieved with the outcome.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1033
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Indu!,Indu!,Indu!, what have you done? You have destroyed children's lives,parents lives, sibling lives,grandparents lives,aunts and uncle's lives, total family units! Please have the courage to step down from the bench on your own accord! You dont have any idea what nefitive impact you are having on the children and families within thurston county. Recognize that and face tour failures and leave the disicios about families to better people than you. Go back to teaching school or working in a private law firm. Just leave!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1031
Rating:1.0
Comments:
When you look at Undu Thomas's support base that placed her into the position of commissioner it came from outside of Thurston county. This individual does not represent the people of Thurston county but those of King county and liberal groups. If they want her to me a judge or commissioner let her be one in their county instead of ours. She is a outsider that doesn't belong here because she does not represent our county but supports their liberal agendas. If the judicial committee does not remove her then we as a voting body need to remove them and her. She is not qualified or have the proper demeanor to be a commissioner or judge. Let's take our courts back to represent our county and the laws of our county, state and country.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1027
Rating:1.0
Comments:
After observeing Undu (Dodo as the courthouse staff calls her) Thomas it truely seems that the evidence and facts presented to her is basically lost in translation. It's a shame that judicial committee can't admit their mistake and take action to correct it. Someo ne needs to take action to to correct her and remove her from the Thurston county court system.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA1023
Rating:1.0
Comments:
It was thought that Undu Thomas would get better with time. She had enough time and she hasn't gotten any better, she has only became worse. Hopefully the judicial committee that appointed her realizes this and starts taking action to remove her or isolate her into a staff job helping another judge until her time is up. This would be best for the courts and Thurston county. Hopefully the next time they appoint a commissioner they appoint someone that has the demeanor to be a judge and ready to be a commissioner instead of someone they hope will grow into the position.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA1016
Rating:1.1
Comments:
Children's lives matters,parent's lives maters, family life matters,but not in Indu Thomas's courts. This commissioners agenda is not for the benefit of the family. She needs to be removed from the bench.

Litigant

Comment #: WA1011
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
In my personal experience, Indu was very rude to me and my ex won his case against all odds. This disgusting man now has free access to abuse my child. I go to the police, the police say go to court, then I'm trapped by Indu, who won't do anything to protect us. We are trapped.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA976
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Justice,rule of law,truth,fairplay, child welfare, facts, cold hard evidences, family values, will not preveil in her court. She confuses facts from one case with other cases. She is vindictive towards attorneys. If a family can afford
an attorney vs a court appointed attorney she will automatically rule against the family. She makes disicions based on opinions vs facts and truth. When challenged she become rude, arrogant,mean and crude. She hides behind the bench instead of applying the rule of law from the bench. She needs to be replaced.

Probation or Pretrial Officer

Comment #: WA969
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Shame!

Litigant

Comment #: WA937
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Abuses uses her knowledge of the law to manipulate court proceedings to have the outcome she prefers. I'm not sure if she failed to read the evidence or if she simply decided to ignore it in my case, but I found her observations to be based off of her personal opinions and prejudice - not at all on the facts.

Litigant

Comment #: WA919
Rating:1.0
Comments:
I was pro se for trying to get a protection order against my ex husband. I was talked into dismissal by agreement fully trusting the Commissioner in what she said that if we violated the additional order that said no contact we could come back for civil contempt. Needless to say this was not true and this was also not signed. I was tricked into dismissal!!!

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA860
Rating:1.0
Comments:
No words other than awful and arrogant with respect to this commissioner's judicial demeanor.

Other

Comment #: WA770
Rating:10.0
Comments:
I am a neutral observer as my daughter wanted to view a court situation. I found Ms. Thomas to be an excellent facilitator of the court. She understands perfectly what juveniles need and was an excellent sounding board for justice. As a teacher in the community I respect and admire Hon Thomas for her passion to make those in her courtroom better people. We need more like her!!!! Thank you and my daughter and I enjoyed our experience in your courtroom!!

Litigant

Comment #: WA740
Rating:3.0
Comments:
Have seen her readily participate in ex parte communications. Hates pro se representation even tho it is promoted by the county. Very biased and rules from her own variable opinion-who knows? Inconsistent. Is this the best representative of the LAW we have for our community?

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA655
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I have never ever seen a commissioner or judge display such a blatant disregard of the facts. I will affidavit her off any future cases I have in Thurston County. She is also, hands down, the rudest judicial officer towards counsel that I have encountered in any county in Washington State.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA625
Rating:1.9
Comments:
She is arrogant and disregards facts. She does not follow the law. She is biased in her opinions. She plays favorites.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA413
Rating:3.7
Comments:
Not ready to be a judge and doesn't know she is not ready.

Litigant

Comment #: WA411
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Breathtakingly arrogant, especially given that her ignorance of the law was evident several times during the case. She seemed to have a very cozy relationship with her staff, engaging in ex parte communication with them (concerning MY case)and allowing them to offer their opinions. Perhaps she believes it takes a village to run a courtroom?

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: WA334
Rating:1.6
Comments:
Not a fair judge

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA327
Rating:6.7
Comments:
Commissioner Thomas is growing into her job. She is a bright and capable judicial officer, but I believe she needs some seasoning. Her demeanor has improved, I would agree with other posters that on a bad day she can be short and dismissive to parties and lawyers. However, I have seen her temperament improve over the last few months. She prepares for court and knows the cases. Sometimes though she rules from the hip and makes decisions that are difficult to follow or internally inconsistent. I think she is compassionate and cares about the litigants that come before her. Give her another year or two and I think she will be great.

Litigant

Comment #: WA192
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
unfortunatly Indu Thomas does not bother to learn the federal and state acts. This caused me several thousand dollars. Luckily while the other judges in TCFC are just as arrogant, none of them are as willing to break the law!
F-

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: WA165
Rating:3.0
Comments:
Unfortunately not able to handle any portion of the job. Gives the impression that she does not read the material, is not even handled in applying the law or simply does not understand the law, and not consistent to any degree. Her temperment on the bench is arrogant, rude and completely unacceptable. Only one Judge in Grays Harbor has a worse temperment on the bench. She is also extremely disrespectful and hostile to pro se litigants. She is also very rude to attorneys. All one needs to do is listen to a tape of the proceedings. Her abilities have NOT improved over time, but her arrogance has grown with time. She has no business being on the bench.