Michael P. Vicencia

This judge is an absolute prick. Loves to sanction attorneys. This idiot should never have been a judge,

This judge is everything that is negatively written about him on this site. You is not deserving of even a 1 star. He needs to be removed from the bench!!!

Another infexible idiot. To make matters worse he claims to be training new judges! The court room should be a profession welcoming place where all are heard. This man is rude, obnoxious and has no place in the judiciary. He is not that smart and completely lacks approriate judical temperment. Our system requires and needs less obnoxious and more even tempered judges. How did this person ever get through a proper interview and background check???

This judge has the biggest chip on his shoulder that I have ever seen in any judge before. It's consistent too, it's not just a case of having a bad day. His rulings are unsupported and have directly gone against well-established California precedent. It's like he's a contrarian for the sake of it. He is also egregiously unreasonable when it comes to his calendar in setting trial and denying any continuance, even with multiple separate grounds for good cause. Be ready for him to set a trial date that's less than 6 months from your appearance. I've never reviewed a judge before, but he's that bad. Do yourself a favor and 170.6 him.

LOL he and the opposing counsel pretended to put on trial. It was so obvious. He wouldn't admit none of our evidence. Twisted and bent the rules. Their secret language wasn't so secret. They were both horrible actors. I thought he might be upstanding judge that would follow the rules, [Redacted by Ed.]

This is by far one of the rudest judges I have ever encountered. I believe he violated my constitutional rights. Form 170.6 is in order every time you may need to come in front of this horrible judge. On a 1-10 rating scale he deserves at 0.

The witness list went nearly the same way and he stated that I couldn’t serve my own witness subpoena, despite the court’s official website stated the opposite. Yes, not all the witnesses were successfully served and not all the proofs of service were filed, but he excused at least one crucial witness and refused to issue a warrant for her arrest, nor would he postpone the trial until I submit exhibits by PDF or subpoena the witnesses. Judge Vicencia, despite his deceiving statements, didn’t and wouldn’t impress me. I have been screwed by judges before and I Had lost faith in the legal system decades ago. Tomorrow I will present my trial brief, accompanied by the legal argument and I will attempt to explain to a jury of 12. If Mr. Coons keep interrupting and objecting and if judge Vicencia keeps sustain or if he decides to convince or twist the jury’s findings, I would know that I was right all along. Last part (to be continued tomorrow, June 4th 2024) Edward Moore. (818)693-1280 adamx2@yahoo.com

Part 4 Since my initial exchange was under emergency, I prepared four folders of identical exhibits and brought them to court this morning. Judge Vicencia refused to allow the exhibits because he claimed that he would hold me to an attorney standard, me being In Pro Per, and that his rules or court riles necessitated submitting the additional exhibits in PDG format! No amount of argument could convince him. Further and as expected, he denied almost every document I had previously exchanged and kept questioning me about relevance, while he admitted almost every document which the offices of Menke presented on behalf of my landlord.

Parr 3 Later I discovered that judge Vicencia had already denied my preemptory challenge and set the trial in a few days. When I appeared again for the Final Status Conference on Friday, two days before trial, I proceeded to explain to judge Vicencia how I wished he would grant me the wish to change courtrooms due to my perception of bias and my challenge for him presiding over my trial might influence his decision. He went on with the usual rhetoric of him not knowing who I was, not remembering anything outside of the case, etc. I told him that we were human and were bound to bias. There is nothing I could do; I was stuck with him. I remember an attorney once telling me: “ if a judge wanna screw you, he will always find a way”. This is exactly how I feel about judge Vicencia. Today Monday the 3d, we appeared before him. I had exchanged some exhibits and witnesses with opposing counsel in the very short time I had and agreed with opposing counsel that both have the right to add exhibits and witnesses.

Part 2 When I first appeared in dept 26 and upon opening my mouth to tell the staffer that I was there for an eviction, the staffer rushed to “shush” me and ordered me to sit down. I told him that I wasn’t his child or his dog to address me like that and that I was rather a 59 year-old man. The staffer called two sheriff deputies, they walked through the courtroom, went to the back toward the chambers and disappeared for a few minutes than returned and sat in the back. When judge Vicencia came out of his chambers and as 170.6 states, I proceeded to address him with my concerns of bias in his courtroom before he started with his calendar. He ordered me to sit down and be quit. I shouted 170.6, exited the courtroom and went to the forms window where I ordered, filled and filed a 170.6.

Part 1 I am in trial in Dept 26 now and will be going back tomorrow, Tuesday June 4th. I was in judge Vicencia’s courtroom for a previous eviction case as a defendant/tenant. I had borrowed $3,000 and sold a vehicle in order to pay Basta, Long Beach’s local tenant defense firm to represent me. I am disabled, on social security, I have two minor children at home and their mother cannot legally work. We struggle to survive. After we prevailed in our eviction case this judge refused or decided not to award us attorney fees. He also seemed to struggle to rule in our favor, possibly due to the fact that the opposing counsel, Coons, works for the Menke law firm, Menke being an attorney who serves sometime as a temporary judge and who, very likely, seems to have a good relationships with Long Beach courthouse judges.

[Redacted by Ed.] His ego is out of control. He berates attorneys over issues most judges handle with grace. Avoid this courtroom at all costs. He is unreasonable on the calendar and will force you to trial calendar before the defendants even appear. He issues OSCs for the most trivial issues. Very ego driven. Talks about himself way too long on the stand. It's excruciating.

I handle quite a few cases in the Los Angeles Superior Courts, and getting Judge Vicencia for the first time was like a breath of fresh air. He starts his calendar on time; he moves through his calendar expeditiously; and he schedules trials the way the Legislature mandated. He's tough on attorneys, but only if he thinks they're wasting the Court's time.

I’ve handled a couple of trials in front of Judge Vicencia. He does always rule in my favor, but his rulings are generally well reasoned.

I do not take criticism of Judicial Officers lightly; however, AVOID THIS JUDGE LIKE THE PLAGUE. He is rigid, inflexible, uncooperative, rude and just downright MEAN. He is also prone to juvenile temper tantrums from the Bench. The Judicial Council likely had HIM in mind when it codfied CCP Section 170.6.

Admitted he was unfamiliar with HOA law, friendly with plaintiff attorney established at the beginning of trial, biased toward plaintiff, did not read any of the filings except as required during court. Interrupted defendant's counsel continuously, said he didn't want to hear from specific defense witnesses, ruled unfairly, awarded attorneys fees above the prevailing party's costs. Made me lose faith in a fair system.