This judge operates on a completely different level of collusion with the attorneys.
This judge operates on a completely different level of collusion with the attorneys. He seems mild mannered but he is extremely vindictive and passive aggressive. You'll hear him say "Educate me" in court and he is more than willing to engage in chambers communications without a reporter. [Redacted by Ed.] Once he is properly "educated" he will take your case with him wherever he goes. Needless to say he cares nothing about the law. He will manipulate the docket and the rulings, depending on the "education" he gets. He will nunc pro tunc his orders and go back in time to change things. He does not care about case law, civil procedure, court rules or the appearance of impropriety. He gets embroiled in cases and manipulates the law to achieve his goals or speaking from both sides of his mouth in his conflicting rulings. His rulings are internally inconsistent! He got himself a personal department where he takes his "Educate me" cases for special attention to finish the job. This judge needs to be investigated by the CJP or DA [Redacted by Ed.]. If you get this judge, peremptory challenge him. But if [Redacted by Ed.] , you're out of luck because the opposing counsel will be in first and he will deny your 170.6. If your case involves any kind of real estate with equity, you will never be able to get rid of him, because his education depends on the value of the property, not the value of the case. Other than that, pretty charming dude sitting on a very expensive throne.