Thomas J Lo

I found Judge Thomas J. Lo to be opinionated and frequently interruptive, which made it difficult to fully participate in the proceedings. I appeared before him in a domestic violence case and found the process inconsistent in both fairness and tone.

He hates women. If you are a woman he will tell you multiple times that you are not credible just because you are a woman. He’s presented with evidence & testimony from a man plaintiff that clearly lied on his I&E and disregard $300k of income and deposits for

Judge Lo enabled minor council, Brian Baron, to lie in Court regarding my son. Judge Lo when as far as closing the courtroom to protect minor council lies and false allegations. As a teacher of 20 years, I’m in charge of students lives every school year. Judge Lo took away my visitation, custody and refused to reimburse me for legal fees for five years. After speaking to several other moms who’ve had Judge Lo on their case, he has an extreme bias for women and takes their children away for no reason at all.

I had a hearing in regards to a child custody modification. My request was simply asking for more time with my son. I had really high hopes for this judge (Thomas J Lo) that he would at least grant me more time if he didn’t grant 50-50. When coming to the end of our trial he asked petitioner how he felt about it and pretty much let petitioner decide if it was OK with him to give me more time, of course he said no. The final decision was left in dad‘s hands. This judge was not equal at all and he did nothing in this case, besides talking to us and then let dad have the final answer. Being there today was literally a waste of time because nothing happened. With that being said my experiences with him have not been good at all. I feel like he is biased because every time we go in he always has let petitioner get away with everything and never even considers anything that I have even though I’m trying to compromise for the best interest of our son.

It is understood that there will always be unhappy side in the court. BUT this judge is the next level of being biased ( specifically against women), with a HUGE power trip and disrespect. He ignores evidence. He puts the words into your mouth you've never even said; he starts like " I think I re-call she said ..... last time", without double checking previous records. And you cannot even speak back as you are muted there. We had to order all court records as a proof of what he does, which added more financial burden. Kids are the least of his concerns ( if at all). Don't bother bringing witnesses, paying for evidence etc as he dismisses all that if you are a female. He needs to be evaluated and taken off ASAP. I can only imagine how many lives he did and continues to ruin. What a shame to have someone like this as a Family judge.

Very disrespectful person. Biased, racist, women hater. Power trip ! If you are a female , looking for Justice — request different judge asap before you loose that option! I had to learn the hard way.

This is the worst possible judge in Orange County. He is bias and doesn’t look at all evidence. He dismissed a DV and awarded a father 50/50. He doesnt give crap about the kids best interest

` Judge Thomas Lo does not make his decisions concerning family law and what is in the best interest of the children. He bases his decision solely on his own opinion and does not look at the facts and evidence that was available. He is hurting families and children based on his own opinion and not on actual facts and not taking into consideration what is best for the children. He is a horrible judge.

So glad I found this page and now I know I’m not alone. I thought I was in the twilight zone with this wack job of a judge. Prejudging people, check. Making a judgment without considering the facts, check. Power trip, check. Not even giving you the opportunity to point out any of the FACTS that he conveniently chose to disregard, check. Appointed by Gavin Newsom…. Big surprise! This guy is a sorry sack of you know what. No idea how he can sleep at night.

Thomas Lo is the worst example of a fair and just judge there could be. No concern for hearing or even reviewing submitted evidence, clear and evident prejudice and racism, complete disregard for the children's well being, and poor to non-existent understanding of the law. He needs to be removed immediately as he destroys family and family. He is a malignant cancer that needs to be excised from the judicial system and held accountable for his unlawful actions. It is inconceivable how he obtained this position with his laughable educational and professional background. If your case is assigned to him you need to submit for a new judge immediately!

Thomas Lo knows that starting 2024 the school mandated reporters has no time limitations, yet, knowing of false mandated reports he allowed his counselor to lie in his court. Based on false statements two children got taken away from their mother and were put into a senior house where the father if the children takes advantage of his own mother, father of the children lives in his mom's house, never pays rent but takes trips to Las Vegas with his girlfriend while both children and an old woman stays home eating cookies for several days. [Redacted by Ed.]. One day, when my son will be adult he will sue this judge and his crame partner, I live for that day.

These are my observations as an attorney who has reviewed the cases and findings of Judge Thomas J. Lo. 1.Judge Lo’s knowledge of family law and domestic violence protections is limited and often in error. 2.Lo often disregards and refuses to enforce prior rulings, treating already litigated and ruled-upon matters as if the prior judges were less qualified then himself. 3.Lo often disregards state laws, particularly with respect to protections for domestic violence victims, frequently placing domestic violence victims and the general public in grave danger of serious bodily injury or death. 4.Lo has a huge ego and everyone knows not to cross him or they will be punished. 5.Lo appears to have a strong misogynistic bigotry, treating female litigants as second-class citizens without any rights. 6.Lo regularly caters to male abusers, giving them full custody of children they have abused to the exclusion of protective mothers. 7.Lo often allows husbands to retain marital property as well as their wife’s separate property while paying no support, sometimes resulting in homelessness for the wives. 8.Lo’s rulings often result in denial of medical treatment for seriously physically ill and injured women, risking an early death for female litigants who come before him. 9.Lo refuses to follow CFC 2030 and even the playing field for indigent women who are up against well-funded men. Because of Lo’s known strong prejudices against female litigants, any attorney representing a female in Judge Lo’s courtroom should immediately file a 170.6 to avoid the risk of a malpractice lawsuit.

Judge Lo resents females in general and being in a position of holding power in his hands he is punishing females by taking away children from mothers. I am a math major student who raised my twin boys alone till they turn 12, father didn't not pay any child support while me and my son's were living in homeless shelters. Me being in high division of math classes and teaching calculus level classes I know what kind of math level is giving in public schools (it is sad to tell but the level of math teachers is below average), so I was preparing my sons to be competitive on an Asian level math. My boys was doing extra math problems every day starting from age of 4. Obviously by the age of 12 one of my twin boys started cutting the corners: he told at his elementary school that me (his mom) was giving him math for 11th grade which he was solving for 15 hours a day. The ridiculous things is that a school counselor had never spoke with a twin brother and never asked how come mom gives the same problems to solve while one brother is done in 8 minutes and another "is solving 11th grade math for 15 hours". Instead, the Sonora (Costa Mesa) elementary school counselor Mr B made several calls to a child protective services, and they sent me a woman to talk. I guess she didn't like when I answered her "I will not let my son to lie and manipulate me", what did she do? She called my ex husband and advised him running to the court. And here we go! The famous Thomas Lo, the person who resents females, the judge who takes away children from their mothers. Thomas Lo took away custody from me, from mother who raised both boys from the very start, me who lived for my boys, the judge Lo took custody from me because "you, as a mother were screaming on your boys", and he gave a custody to a father who were spending 6 hours per week with the kids. Thomas Lo ordered me to pay $1500 to Barbara Fritz without even looking at my income, he was too good to know that me and boys are surviving o

I have never encountered a worse - extremely biased judge! He has preconceived notions before even going before him. He does not care about the kids- does not even care about facts and evidence- he just makes a decision without taking anything else into consideration.

the worst.

I do can relate to most of the reviews below! He does not think even a bit about kids. Who ever he liked for any reasons that one is the winner automatically. It’s sad and heartbreaking. There should be some independent person present during this judges trials/hearings. Some evaluation has to be done.

He really needs to look in the mirror and judge himself! How could he let kids go on in disgruntle household. All my kids asked for was 50/50 and this judge doesn't care. He only cares what the other parent is yelling and fighting about that is non even related to our kids. He is a horrible human being. He treats me like a criminal and I don't even have any record, even my driving record is clean. I don't drink or do drugs and treats me like I'm some criminal.

This judge is horrible! He pre-judges without looking at all the evidence on BOTH SIDES. He only looks at the petitioner and everything after that is mute to his ears and eyes. He does not care for the children! He has kept my divorce case going over 2 years now. My kids are struggling with the other parent. They are literally screaming for help. But this judge ignores me and the kids. It has been a horrible experience with this judge. Even my attorney said this judge has it out for me. What happened to being un-bias, non judgmental, review ALL evidences on BOTH SIDES! He is NOT BE A JUDGE EVER! He doesn't care for anyone. He definitely has a power trip! Thinks he can tell anyone what to do without reasons. He should not practice any law!

This is a judge for men. He overturns prior orders in support of the wives, allows us to keep their money and he'll continues any attempt from wives to regain their funds for years, allowing us to throw them out of their homes and terminate their medical care. I highly recommend Lo to all guys who have to deal with witches who don't deserve a penny

Judge Lo is by far the worst judge. It saddens me to know that the man I voted to be our governor appointed a human of this type. I am currently working 80 hours to pay my wife’s lawyer and the judge told me to borrow money and get creative with my finances. This does not help, as my soon to be ex-wife doesn’t even have a job. Back note, Lo hasn’t signed divorce papers and it’s been 6 months. What is he doing? Reprimanding hard working folks for not working more than 80 hours? Telling a white male to “borrow money” is about as racist of a thing anyone can say. Thanks, but no thanks Lo. Governor Newsom, I hereby request that you recall this judge from his perch. Thank you - Gavin for President!