michael j. naughton family court judge

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Well, Michael J. Naughton is a Judge in Orange County and he does a fine job of making sure that both parties are treated fairly with no bias. Overall, I am satisfied with his performance and so are all of my clients.

Michael J. Naughton is not a judge who listens to both sides and weighs the testimony. He is a judge who does whatever he wants to do....he could care less about fairness. He has an agenda and he won't be swayed from it. I have seen some incredible things in his courtroom...actually, some really disgusting and dispicable things in his courtroom.

Of course you're satisfied with his performance. He sees to it that you are well compensated with OPM (other people's money)i.e. the welfare/pension funds in Orange County, CA in what's described as a Judicial Conspiracy. Are you an attorney? And what is the name of your law practice?

Child Advocate in OC wrote:

Well, Michael J. Naughton is a Judge in Orange County and he does a fine job of making sure that both parties are treated fairly with no bias. Overall, I am satisfied with his performance and so are all of my clients.

Glad to see the word is getting out about this judge! Judge Naughton in courtroom C63 is the most biased judge I've ever watched, he could care less about the law or fairness. He plays favorites with attorneys which can completely pre-determine the outcome of a case, regardless of all evidence. And, he has "types" of people that he instantly doesn't like, so if a party is one of these stereotypes, then they're just s.o.l. from the get-go. He is hands-down the worst judge I've ever seen and is on a huge "power trip".

Fairness Advocate wrote:

Michael J. Naughton is not a judge who listens to both sides and weighs the testimony. He is a judge who does whatever he wants to do....he could care less about fairness. He has an agenda and he won't be swayed from it. I have seen some incredible things in his courtroom...actually, some really disgusting and dispicable things in his courtroom.

I too have seen some truly despicable things go down in his courtroom. It is alarming that there is no oversight or accountability for judges like this.

The word is getting out among attorneys about Naughton. A lot of them will now switch judges if assigned to C63. I concur that Naughton catagorizes people, and if you fall into certain catagories you are pre-judged and pre-convicted. It doesn't matter what evidence is presented; in fact any hearings or trials might as well be skipped. Naughton has already made up his mind, and there isn't anything that will change it.

The reality of Naughton's actions are that people are paying a heavy price for actions that don't warrant Naughton's rulings. He dishes out restraining orders and domestic violence "findings" (frequently when there isn't even a DV issue)like they are traffic tickets. And he loves the 52-week batterer's course...

Even in vanilla cases where there is little conflict, Naughton brings his overbearing, pompous, arrogant and just generally grumpy arttitude to the bench, and has no problem sharing it with whomever has the misfortune of standing in front of him. The man is way, way out of touch with the real world and needs to be taken off the bench immediatly.

Fairness Advocate wrote:

The word is getting out among attorneys about Naughton. A lot of them will now switch judges if assigned to C63. I concur that Naughton catagorizes people, and if you fall into certain catagories you are pre-judged and pre-convicted. It doesn't matter what evidence is presented; in fact any hearings or trials might as well be skipped. Naughton has already made up his mind, and there isn't anything that will change it.
...The man is way, way out of touch with the real world and needs to be taken off the bench immediatly.

That is EXACTLY what I've seen. I could not have said it better. I agree, he is totally out of touch and "needs to be taken off the bench immediately"! In my opinion, he is a very BAD judge, who does a severe disservice to the public's faith in our entire judicial system every day he's up there.

He sizes people up based on nothing but his own small-minded, myopic, prejudices. And he's a very bitter man (hence the temperament) who looks for people to "not like" so he can lord his punitive power over them. His own personal mindset/biases, or "stereotypes", will make him jump to conclusions about people and cases right off the bat, and then he'll make actual court "findings" and "rulings" based on THIS ALONE - NOT based on anything in the evidence!

I've heard the same thing you mentioned....that many attorneys are now advising their clients to paper out on Naughton at every opportunity. Most of the smarter lawyers are on to him now. He's an absolute loose cannon with NO respect for the law.

Since you all didn't get what you wanted out of your court cases, OF COURSE, you're gonna say all kinds of untrue things about Naughton. OF COURSE! That's no surprise. That's a common reaction. It's human nature. I, for one, tend to think realistically and rationally. I do realize that Naughton and every other Judge can not satisfy everyone. He has to make hard decisions every day and not everyone can do the job he does. Since you're still angry at him, I don't expect you to agree with anything I say here and that's OK. It's human nature not to agree with people if you have different opinions. I wish you the best of luck in your witch hunt. While you keep at it, I will keep on praising him because, honestly, I *am* happy with the outcome of my court cases in courtroom C63.

CIAO!

Practicing in OC wrote:

Since you all didn't get what you wanted out of your court cases, OF COURSE, you're gonna say all kinds of untrue things about Naughton. OF COURSE! That's no surprise. That's a common reaction. It's human nature. I, for one, tend to think realistically and rationally. I do realize that Naughton and every other Judge can not satisfy everyone. He has to make hard decisions every day and not everyone can do the job he does. Since you're still angry at him, I don't expect you to agree with anything I say here and that's OK. It's human nature not to agree with people if you have different opinions. I wish you the best of luck in your witch hunt. While you keep at it, I will keep on praising him because, honestly, I *am* happy with the outcome of my court cases in courtroom C63.
CIAO!

Start putting up case numbers then we will talk hearsay is not repected in this forum as you will begin to feel.

Practicing in OC wrote:

Since you all didn't get what you wanted out of your court cases, OF COURSE, you're gonna say all kinds of untrue things about Naughton. OF COURSE! That's no surprise. That's a common reaction. It's human nature. I, for one, tend to think realistically and rationally. I do realize that Naughton and every other Judge can not satisfy everyone. He has to make hard decisions every day and not everyone can do the job he does. Since you're still angry at him, I don't expect you to agree with anything I say here and that's OK. It's human nature not to agree with people if you have different opinions. I wish you the best of luck in your witch hunt. While you keep at it, I will keep on praising him because, honestly, I *am* happy with the outcome of my court cases in courtroom C63.
CIAO!

Thought Naughton was Irish?

Practicing in OC wrote:

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That is EXACTLY what I've seen. I could not have said it better. I agree, he is totally out of touch and "needs to be taken off the bench immediately"! In my opinion, he is a very BAD judge, who does a severe disservice to the public's faith in our entire judicial system every day he's up there.
He sizes people up based on nothing but his own small-minded, myopic, prejudices. And he's a very bitter man (hence the temperament) who looks for people to "not like" so he can lord his punitive power over them. His own personal mindset/biases, or "stereotypes", will make him jump to conclusions about people and cases right off the bat, and then he'll make actual court "findings" and "rulings" based on THIS ALONE - NOT based on anything in the evidence!
I've heard the same thing you mentioned....that many attorneys are now advising their clients to paper out on Naughton at every opportunity. Most of the smarter lawyers are on to him now. He's an absolute loose cannon with NO respect for the law.

Thank you! And thats not the only ones onto him!!!

Compare Naughton to Mark Millard. Millard presides over a court of law. He is in control of his courtroom, but he allows each party to present a case, then evaluates the case and makes a decision. Win or lose, you can respect him.

Naughton reigns supreme in his court room. Everyone there is really just an annoyance to him. Give him two minutes to look at a case file, and he will lay down the law. Or, should I say his law, based on his view of people and issues.

I hear he used to be a decent human being. He came off the bench to put his kids through college, then went back and over the last couple of years had become unbearable. It's worse than just hating his job....much worse.

Fairness Advocate wrote:

Compare Naughton to Mark Millard. Millard presides over a court of law. He is in control of his courtroom, but he allows each party to present a case, then evaluates the case and makes a decision. Win or lose, you can respect him.
Naughton reigns supreme in his court room. Everyone there is really just an annoyance to him. Give him two minutes to look at a case file, and he will lay down the law. Or, should I say his law, based on his view of people and issues.
I hear he used to be a decent human being. He came off the bench to put his kids through college, then went back and over the last couple of years had become unbearable. It's worse than just hating his job....much worse.

Well said!!! The law is to be respected as well as the citizens, Americans are not in a 3rd world court. Justice is the main right of everyone and due process. I applaud Millard and Wilson also they were unable to stop the spiral they were just.

Christina/Daniel: You've lost it. I can never understand your illiteracy. What you often say here never makes any sense at all.

Practicing in OC wrote:

Since you all didn't get what you wanted out of your court cases, OF COURSE, you're gonna say all kinds of untrue things about Naughton. OF COURSE! That's no surprise. That's a common reaction. It's human nature. I, for one, tend to think realistically and rationally. I do realize that Naughton and every other Judge can not satisfy everyone. He has to make hard decisions every day and not everyone can do the job he does. Since you're still angry at him, I don't expect you to agree with anything I say here and that's OK. It's human nature not to agree with people if you have different opinions. I wish you the best of luck in your witch hunt. While you keep at it, I will keep on praising him because, honestly, I *am* happy with the outcome of my court cases in courtroom C63.
CIAO!

Well, here we go, this person has stolen my screen name just to confuse everyone. If someone has a legitimate position, they stand by their convictions without having to stoop to games like these.

This person assumes that my opinion is based on losing a court case, but it is actually based on having watched Judge Naughton on SEVERAL cases and from reading SEVERAL of his cases that have been appealed.

On the other hand, this other person clearly has his own selfish reasons for his opinion - to suck up to this judge as he states unequivocally that he brings his own clients before this judge in court. So, he comes on here as a sycophant, to continue to curry favor from this judge for his own selfish benefit, that's all.

Fairness Advocate wrote:

Compare Naughton to Mark Millard. Millard presides over a court of law. He is in control of his courtroom, but he allows each party to present a case, then evaluates the case and makes a decision. Win or lose, you can respect him.
Naughton reigns supreme in his court room. Everyone there is really just an annoyance to him. Give him two minutes to look at a case file, and he will lay down the law. Or, should I say his law, based on his view of people and issues.
I hear he used to be a decent human being. He came off the bench to put his kids through college, then went back and over the last couple of years had become unbearable. It's worse than just hating his job....much worse.

I could not agree with you more. The disparity between Millard's courtroom and Naughton's is night and day. That is exactly the difference between being able to respect a judge - for being a good or bad "JUDGE" - win or lose. It's about how he does his job and that rulings conform to the LAWS of country, not just the win/lose outcome. How can you possibly respect a judge who so clearly hates his job, has nothing but contempt for specific parties and attorneys based on nothing more than his own prejudices, and so often will ignore the evidence before him -- just to indulge in his own petty tyranny on the bench?! In my book, this should be criminal.

I only knew that he was a Marine and had previously practiced law as an attorney but was not a very good one, mediocre at best. Whereas Millard was at the top of his game, a "family law specialist", and he really knows his stuff. Naughton is an intellectual fraud in my opinion. Complicated cases go way over his head. But he'd never admit it, so he just continues with his self-righteous rants and arrogant rulings, pretending he knows what he's talking about when he obviously doesn't. He makes a mockery of the actual CONTROLLING LAW that should apply to the facts of the case, and defames & victimizes innocent parties. This is not what our courts should be about!

You're dead on when you mention how he regularly ignores the facts/evidence in order to justify whatever conclusion he came up with when he first laid eyes on the parties, and/or their attorneys, or after a cursory glance at the case file.

I did not know he'd been on the bench before, that's news to me. I only knew he started there about 5 yrs ago. I have heard what you said about him having been a decent human being at one time. So, that's really tragic. Several of the attorneys I know have said that they USED TO respect him but now do not. He has fallen so low. But in the end, that is the type of thing where he will one day be judged himself. All I can say is "good luck with that".

NOTE TO ALL: Please be aware that my screen name has been hijacked so I will be changing it. On another site, I was "Child Advocate in OC". This same person took that name too. So when I came here, I starting using "Practicing in OC", which this person has again copied.

THE DISTINCTION IS THAT HE IS LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES. I AM IN IRVINE.

Apparently, his only purpose for doing this is to confuse and disrupt dialogue in this forum. I will let those actions speak for themselves.

Child Advocate in OC wrote:

Christina/Daniel: You've lost it. I can never understand your illiteracy. What you often say here never makes any sense at all.

NOTE TO ALL: Please be aware that my screen name has been hijacked so I will be changing it. On another site, I was "Child Advocate in OC". This same person took that name too. So when I came here, I starting using "Practicing in OC", which this person has again copied.

THE DISTINCTION IS THAT HE IS LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES. I AM IN IRVINE.

Apparently, his only purpose for doing this is to confuse and disrupt dialogue in this forum. I will let those actions speak for themselves.