Philip S. Gutierrez

i give this judge all the stars in the world he is a very very fair judge

Doesn't understand objections. Tends to overrule to stay "safe"

"Abhorrent bigot" would be too mild a characterization. He's corrupt and seems really dumb. However, corrupt and stupid are qualities which one often finds in the same judge since they are not bright enough to make it on merit.

Absolutely appalling. The poster child for ending lifetime appointment of Federal judges.

This is a racist, misogynistic, bigoted little man, who has a bad temper. He is unknowledgeable in life and in law. A truly horrible judicial officer, who is being paid over $200K a year to be an idiot. What a system

A very tempestuous man, prone to angry tantrums, and displays a lack of control even in front of the jury. During one trial, he repeatedly commented on the evidence in front of the jury. His rulings on objections were based on his own volatile and unpredictable emotions rather than the law. Twice in written rulings he misquoted cases or misinterpreted the law. He oversimplified legal concepts to get to the answer he wanted. Obviously biased. A very rude and unprofessional man who apparently has no grasp on the concept of equity.

This Judge seems to relish finding the easiest answer to complex issues. This is not a compliment.

This judge takes no time to read the pleadings and makes rulings based on unjustified and preconceived determinations regarding cases. The damage that he did in our civil case is unjustified and inexcusable.

In a long career, I can't think of a more biased and unqualified judge. His disregard of the law and the facts in support of his preconceived conclusions was utterly shocking

Based on the comments I was very concerned headed into trial with a client who I felt was being strong-armed by the government in a check cashing scheme. The government was less than ethical and I felt like it would be difficult to get the judge to address it. It was just the opposite. From day one he jumped on the government for misleading the court in motions in limine and he was continually holding their feet to the fire throughout the trial. He even yelled at them twice in front of the jury for asking unethical questions. I found him to be fair and intelligent on his rulings even though I disagreed with him on at least two critical decisions. All in all, I left with a great deal of respect for how he handled a difficult three week trial. I would welcome the opportunity to try another case in front of him.

The majority of comments get it right; the minority of commenters are probably related to the guy. He is a very nice man, but he is not a very good judge. He looks for any excuse to get rid of civil cases and doesn't care about the effect that has on the litigants and counsel. If you draw him, good luck.

Biased against employees in employment cases, admits to taking the easy way out of opinions, not concerned about getting the law right.

How can I find out the capital cases Judge Gutierrez presided over in state court [LA Superior Court, Pomona]? Any guidance is greatly appreciated.

Weak judge who is arrogant, lacks common sense and seems to lack the insight one would expect for the federal bench. All the negative comments speak volumes.

This judge destroyed a family with his idiotic ruling. The government had agreed to probation, but he gave a two-year sentence that resulted in the deportation of a truly exceptional human being. One hundred people showed up in court to testify on his behalf and demonstrate his contributions to the community, and how he overcame a severe drug addiction. His two little girls are now fatherless. Judge Gutierrez refused to let anyone testify. After unsuccessfully trying to get the government to change its mind and request prison time, he gave my client prison time anyway. He is a horrible judge.

He is very, very biased in favor of the government and big business.

This judge is one of the most ignorant judges I have ever seen. I don’t know how this guy was appointed to the bench. This judge is a disgrace to our court system.

Judge Gutierrez tells bold lies in favor of mortgage fraud. The breadth of his lies is breathtaking, as I describe at: c42009.wix.com/divinejustice. He should be removed from the bench. I hope his type of fraud is the exception, rather than the rule.

I wasn't planning on reviewing Judge Gutierrez, but I felt that I needed to chime in when I saw all the negative reviews. They surprise me. This is a good, diligent judge. He doesn't tolerate nonsense, but he was always polite, and read and understood the papers.

This judge appears to lack sufficient intelligence to understand simple jurisdictional law. He does not read (or at least fails to reference) memos citing obvious, well-known precedent. Instead, he appears to do extremely facile research of his own, perhaps relying on Google. (Then again, we all know clerks are the real judges. Maybe he's not the guilty party.) Once he takes a side, forget it. He ignored my opponent's blatant mendacity and insulted my honesty when I had been completely candid, and he put it in writing, for the world to see. He went to extraordinary lengths to provide my opponent with a chance to revive a case, after a dismissal that should have been the final nail in the coffin. My guess is that I only won because I took pains to intimate that he would experience an embarrassing reversal.