John M. Gallagher

` He couldn't handle a 10-11 hour workday, so he's out. Thank god this bench warmer is gone. https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/09/19/santa-cruz-superior-court-judge-resigns-over-long-workdays/

I (Janice Rose) am a senior and I live in a senior mobile home park. A neighbor, Lyn Gainey took out a restraining order against my son Eric Ichtertz because she does not like me or my dogs. Her restraining order is all lies. In it the order says he is not allowed to come within 100 yards of her. That means he cannot come and visit me or help me up. I am older and I have some health issues and I need my son's help. We had a hearing with John Gallagher the judge, to modify the restraining order so he would remain 7 feet from her but he can visit me and help me out. John Gallagher only listened to Lyn Gainey's side of the story which was all lies. He did not let us speak. When we tried to speak he said that we were out of order and that he can imagine how we must act out of order in my senior mobile home park. My son had also submitted letters from my other neighbors stating my son is not a problem and he had written a long letter stating the circumstances and the judge NEVER read out letters. He did not give us a chance to counter Lyn Gainey's lies and give our version. We are requesting a new hearing with an impartial judge that will listen to our side of events. We are requesting a new hearing ASAP. I have some surgeries coming up and I need the help of my son. View Detail

He is terrible. Didn’t read anything about the case and was completely unprepared. He’s as bad as all the other judges. Just pathetic.

I found him to be fair, even handed, tolerant. He took the time to listen to both sides of the story.

Original post by somebody: "This bench warmer hopefully will not be warming the bench for much longer as his term ends in 2023. Unfortunately, Santa Cruz has a list of mediocre judges." The response: "The judges, in accomplishment by State Governors, built up the way to stay on the bench as long as they want to. In 2020, 6 judges had their terms ended and were for reelection and none of them got on the ballot for reelection. I was explained by Election Department that some 20 attorneys endorsed all, 6 of them, for another term. Satanic court under Alex Calvo continued run by criminals and no one attorney stands up against total Violations of Oath to Office, because attorneys are crooked too. They are all so dangerous that even do not deserve to be locked in jail, but hanged on the public stage for all to see what has to be done for deep corruption and inhuman torture of their Orders."