custody case
Legal Knowledge: Absolutely picks favorites when it comes to attorneys, particularly older male attorneys. you get female attorneys seem to catch wrath for no real reason. Actually probably has a decent understanding of the law, just willfully chooses to ignore it when she prefers the other side.
Fairness & Impartiality: Plays favorites and you will not win against the favorites, even when the favorites are grossly incompetent
Judicial Temperament: rude and standoffish
★★☆☆☆Litigant
divorce domestic violence child custody
Legal Knowledge: will give a verbal order in court room to parties to follow then when we are back in court the next time she "forgets" she said it. Have to have her check the record to put her verbal orders in writing to even get her to hold other party in contempt- when she does punishment never fits the crime. client before me was not notified of court date & she gave another court date but when I had proof I was not notified of that date we were in as of that morning with screenshots from appclose- EVIDENCE- SHE WOULD NOT GIVE ME another court date. law applies to one person but not if she decides she doesn't like you.
Fairness & Impartiality: ran for her seat on the votes of the NAACP & African American churches here in Louisville & used to be a domestic violence prosecutor but does not serve women nor children at all. Judge Ward has denied me an epo against my abuser & stalker 3 times. With a dv history of choking me & spitting in my face Judge Ward said My ex was not a danger at all. The facts of someone killing you after having choking you she should know- My ex had a felony charge pending & used his substance abuse teacher that he does side jobs for as an expert witness to charm judge Ward into getting his visitations- only to get another felony 5 months later! Still with him in & out of jail, he uses the family courts to abuse & terrorize- Judge Ward enables him. The system we thought was there to protect has let us down.
Judicial Temperament: no patience for pro sea litigants, her GALS are totally unprofessional with their Facebook posts hateful towards women. Threatens to hold you in contempt if you ask a question. GAL gave me a number that was not her- wrong number. Never got copy of itemized bill from Gal for services. I played the tape of my ex saying he was going to kill me 5 times in front of my children to the GAL and she wasn't concerned at all. She said he wasn't a danger to the children because he didn't threaten to hurt them and she refused to recommend the protective order.
Communication: will say a lot of things in court to both parties but doesn't put everything she said in her order.
★☆☆☆☆Litigant
CPS case where kids were removed over a domestic violence against me.
Legal Knowledge: she needs karma
★☆☆☆☆Anonymous reviewer
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★★☆☆☆Anonymous reviewer
family court
Judicial Temperament: if she has a large motion hour she rushes everyone through or rolls it another week
Timeliness: cannot make a decision in the moment, always has to review it later which may take weeks