Susan Bryant-Deason

One of the worse judges. it doesn't seem that she writes the tentatives and does not even review them before she takes the bench. Seems like she is simply reading off a document someone else drafted. Will not post tentatives, ever. Does not understand statutes. She will not let you argue against the tentative and simply doesn't understand the motions before her.

Pre-judges cases without getting the facts presented. Can't differentiate between an allegation and a proven fact. Minimal understanding of basic legal principles. Terrible reasoning. Easily tricked. Cannot change her mind or admit a mistake. Excludes evidence which contradicts her initial intuition on a case. Very proud. Holds grudges. Constantly yells at people. Strong ties to the female cronies at the courthouse. Many wonder how she stayed on the bench so long. An acquantaince laughingly bragged he went to trial without preparation to just wing it, got her to exclude some obviously relevant important evidence based on a "BS" objection, then got her to find fraud based on there being no evidence. She excluded from evidence the contract his client admitted to signing. Defense verdict. Acquaintance says he was surprised the plaintiff did not shoot her. Another surreal LA judge.

It's almost as if she's trying to see how awful she can be before the Judicial Council gets involved. Rude, terribly biased against civil defendants, and the temperament of a deposed dictator. I watched her berate a member of her courtroom staff, on the record, for losing the judge's notes. Judge Deason found them two minutes later, in front of her nose. No apology was given. She treats lawyers and parties even worse. I would have given zeros if I could have.