Rebecca Connolly

Rebecca Connolly is hands down the worst judge in the history of the Santa Cruz County bench. She is stupid, lazy, vindictive and incompetent. If judges could be sued for negligence she would be facing a Class Action lawsuit!

Shockingly ignorant and cruel. Refuses to look at facts and evidence. I highly suspect there are severe ethics violations happening.

Connolly is the complete package: rude, stupid and condescending!

Astonishingly bad.

Pathetic

Possibly the stupidest judge in Santa Cruz and that is quite a low bar. She has been moved around from low level assignment to low level assignment and now she is as low as possible: probate. Incompetent. Talks to litigants like they are three years old. Embarrassing.

Insulting. I was lying!?’ Based on my address. !? Believed rent-an-attorney various multiple lies without knowledge of remedial types of consumer vs. open account.. No respect for integrity of my most basic reflection of my rights. evidence and ignorance, said the signature looked alike the forged one. DUH!! Ignored and interrupted my present employment suit and ifraudulent court case. Ms. Connelly represents the worst of worse representative of judicial system. Santa Cruz citizens do not and i will not accept such indecent , irresponsible “judge”

Honorable Judge Connelly is an AMAZING judge who FINALLY re instilled my faith in the family court system and allowed me to regain sole custody of my son after years of abuse my ex and using our son as a weapon and took for power and control. It was an answer to prayer that Judge Connelly seemed to have really looked at my case and made a fair and just decision allowing me start repairing the damage that had been done when Almquist and mediator Kimberly Prohaska made a grave neglectful decision in recommending custody of my son at 15 mo old to his father who faced criminal charges … justice has been served God Bless Judge Rebecca Connelly

She has no place making decisions without looking at the facts, especially when young children are involved. She took my grandchildren that lived with their dad most of their young lives with, and sent then to live with a mental unstable mother in Florida! She got mad when my son’s attonery asked to have the side talk recorded because in his opion she was making comments that were not legally correct and she got mad and shut her books and said kids go back to Florida. My son put a app on their tablets so they could call him anytime they needed and she took it off immediately and now he is lucky if he talks once a week. He is now forced to move to Florida with no job their and no living space. She is the worst!

A judge without comment since has no place handling legal matters

Judge is outrageously liacking the ability of common sense in her rulings allows abusers custody rights wrecking happy homes traumatizing family's innocent kids and disregarding evidence presented and knowledgeable that she violates laws as she continues cases shes a conflict of interest in

How dare she claim those children were lying and force them to spend time with their abuser. People like this have no right being a member of the legal system, let alone a judge. Shame on you Nonhonorable Rebecca Connolly.

This crazy lady doesn’t know left from right she literally lectured me for 10 minutes about giving the police the wrong minute order, when in fact, it was the mother that gave the police the order and attempts to have me arrested for more false allegations about Rebecca and all her superiority can’t even figure out who submitted what this lady is a freaking mess

Judge Rebecca Connolly seems to be to confident in decisions based on court appointed professionals who benefit from her rulings. Her inability to question, pause, listen to facts and perhaps change her mind is quite startling and worrisome given her endless power over families. She may need further training or a new line of work. Domestic Violence is violence from a family member. It should be believed as a pattern of behavior and children should be protected at all cost. After all isn't it all supposed to be "In their best interest". She seems to have lost her way and being right has become more important than protection of children.

She's a psychopath who ignores the handbook, ignores abuse and the law.

Absolutely terrible unprofessional basis her assessments on emotions and her personal feelings not logic. When judges run unopposed, they feel no obligation to do their duties professionally with dignity, honor and justice in mind. This lady needs to be deposed of her position. Rebecca only cares about her own personal power and has no care about the real best interest of children. She’s 100% in favor of women regardless of their history. She is a complete disgrace to the justice system.

Can verify that most previous comments are not simply hyperbole, Rebecca Connolly is the most irrational, temperamental, and mean spirited person I've ever seen as a judge. She has a well earned reputation for being ignorant of actual case law regarding family issues and she is clearly unilaterally concerned with imposing her power and will upon people with no regard to the damage incurred on children and families. She is nothing short of a terror, anyone who is set to have a case heard by her should be very wary and get the best lawyer possible. I only pray she is elected out of her position as soon as possible due to her well earned noteriety.

# Judge Rebecca Connolly needs to take back control of her courtroom or resign. Rather than making her own judgments based on facts, Judge Connolly allows the Association of family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) to infiltrate her court room and make decisions for her that are NOT in the best interest of children. Court ordered AFCC “cash only” therapists use our family courts for personal profit and ignore claims of domestic violence, substance abuse, and best interest of child standards. They know that whatever they recommend will be ordered by the court. These AFCC court appointed therapists enjoy full quasi-judicial immunity, and their opinions and recommendations cannot be challenged, as stated in our Local rules of Court. Their recommendations often force our children into their abusive therapies and remove children from stable loving homes and into the homes of abusers- all recommended by AFCC and then rubber stamped by Judge Connolly. Judge Connolly has allowed this racket to thrive in her court room and as a result she has made some very questionable judgments that have caused irreparable harm to our children. Judge Connolly needs to stop allowing AFCC to act as the judge in her courtroom and stop continuing to allow them to harm and extort children and families in our community.

She denies child safety and protection doesn’t take domestic violence seriously ( even when given proof ) doesn’t listen to children advocating for themselves at an age when they are legally allowed and orders children back into the custody of their abusive parents. Parental rights over child safety. She does not care if a child has an order of protection against a parent she is more than willing to place them back with their abuser unsupervised. Connolly ordered the violent removal of Sebastian and Maya, and has still not corrected herself and brought them home. Be careful who she appoints to your case, she loves using “ reunification “ therapists to help her out. She needs to step down or be recalled immediately!

This judge has zero empathy or morals. Ordering to kidnap and traffic traumatized children to bring them back to their abuser. FREE SEBASTIAN AND MAYA