John M. Gallagher

Disappointed that this federal judge doesn't understand his job in a CIVIL case brought by the ACLU. Nobody asked him to babysit state criminal cases. The ACLU wants oversight into the astronomical and impossible to meet PRE-TRIAL bail amounts with no accountability from the good ole boys who run the county AND its court system. Guess he doesn't want to get in the way of a new 400-million dollar for-profit prison in the state with the most incarcerated people, per capita. After three years he refuses by dismissing the case? A Trump appointee nominated through cloture, so the ruling makes sense, in that respect. Otherwise, it is asinine and legally deficient and will be overturned on appeal.

Probably one of the stronger EDPA judges in most regards. Very polite and professional toward counsel and litigants. His orders in our case were well thought out and supported, and his writing is clear and simple. Not much bias in his courtroom demeanor—he gives counsel a lot of leeway in trying their case, but doesn't tolerate shenanigans and is able to keep a trial on the rails.

Really great judge who should probably be on the 3rd circuit someday. He is very affable, didn't show much bias, and is a sharp legal mind.

Judge Gallagher is extremely affable, courteous, allows counsel to make their arguments, and rules fairly. His decisions were well considered, and didn't show much, if any, bias.

Extremely courteous to counsel. Allows lawyers time to fully argue their matters. A real gentleman.

I am very surprised to see that Judge Jon's Gallagher rating was cleaned up. He is no doubt the Judge that takes care of county crooked cops, protecting them and career criminals on their payroll and other powerful unethical county employees, which is not too difficult to do since the Santa Cruz County Superior Court is completely corrupted from top to bottom. Their tandem along with Judge Paul Marigonda built up an untouchabel above the law power that manipulate law enforcement and DAO and no attorney will think about to bring any case for real justice for victim in front of those two judges that easily involve the rest of the Judges to follow them. The Judge Gallagher has no fear to help any corrupted attorney covering up for career criminals and gangsters when he was assigned to criminal cases and Restraining Orders cases and continued encourage criminals to make up small claims court cases after he helped them to deny my claims for vandalism, theft and identity theft. Lately, he was assigned to traffic cases along with such important cases as a conservatorships in the county building basement out of court house. I filed the Peremptory Challenge against him for violating and covering up all preliminary procedures for Public Guardian conservatorship case and he denied my Peremptory Challenge that was addressed to Presiding Judge, but never got to addressed. He denied my previous disqualifications in my injury case and professionally arroganetely humiliated and insulted me to harm and destroy me. He was refusing any my valid request as a victim and now I filed for his disqualification again since he tries to form a team of his supporters do not allow me to become my daughter's conservator since 2014. My daughter was kidnapped by county and all her rights were brutally violated using her teenager's mentality to enslave her and county corrupted employees continue trying to murder both of us slowly but surely. He changed our destinies to please and satisfy appetite o