Complaint Review: Judge Todd Lang

On several occasions Judge Lang has acted in Implicit Bias and has articulated his prejudgments. On 08/15/17 the respondent had not properly sent in information on a timely manner or sent copies of their response to me for our paternity hearing. I filed a default motion, he denied it. Also, the respondent did was allowed to call in telephonically for our 8/15/17 Paternity Hearing, while on the phone she had legal council, whom was not registered to the case, that we could hear in the background, and did nothing about it. During this same hearing he stated after the respondent denied the Paternity after already having DNA results in order to delay hearings, Judge Lang stated, that if the case was delayed to take another paternity test, "automatic" make up parenting time would be given. Which he never exercised, even when motion was placed requesting what he stated. Then during this hearing he also stated that the DNA test be taken in Arizona and minor child be returned to the state for testing. The Respondent, defied his verbal orders. He also had poorly written orders.

The respondent proceeded and took the DNA test in BLANK City, and nothing was done. Once DNA results were in on 09/18/17 Judge Lang did not order the "automatic" make up time. He also, gave a verbal reprimand for the DNA testing and not bringing the minor child to the test and state as ordered for this date. Judge Lang was presented with 3rd party facts about the health and safety of the environment that the minor was being kept in Fresno, and ignored it sole based on the Respondents word! He stated that he could not order the return of the minor child under the age on 1 back to the state of Arizona. His temporary orders did not include Holiday schedules. He stated to the Respondent if she was late in our exchanges of the minor child, that she will "automatically" lose parenting time. He basically told me to file an order and he would honor my order...He also stated that during our meeting with the facilitator that the minor child was to have visitation here in Phoenix for the entire weekend. The Respondent was 1.5 late on the 1st exchange, nothing happened. He actually reprimanded me for filing orders that HE suggest me to do. He stated in his other cases the people are far worse than the respondent in this case, and I asked if we were still looking for the best interest of "my" child and not the other cases…

During the weekend with the facilitator the Deputies had to be called because the Respondent put the minor child at harm by taken her back on the Road to BLANK CITY in less than 24 hours (10hr one way trip), even though she would have to return on the following Tuesday. There were body-camera footage and reports to support this event, Judge Lang ignored it again. Several emergency orders have been filed with proof of the history of the respondent and those around her were the minor child is staying, where sex offenders are registered to the home and 56 within a mile of the home, yet he says the best interest of the child is what we are to being based off of this home. 

He has also shown a lack of preparedness and understanding of family court law. Which has resulted in parenting time being lost because of his negligence in writing orders. He's mocked me in court 11/12/17, after I wrote a letter to him explaining the severity of his actions. During the hearing he stated "it's on video" that was a direct response to my letter about his orders on 8/15/17 was on video and he did nothing about it. He has asked me to do things that are not legal, like sign for mail that was not properly addressed to me from the respondent 12/21/17. On 12/10/17 or so, I filed emergency orders after seeing the respondent in a bad state due to alcohol, which medical care has stated, "Heavy" drinker (Submitted evidence). I had spoken to two different Child Services Reps and Sheriff's department and they all stated that I could lose my custody with the state if I knowingly surrendered my child into such a situation. He denied my Temporary Emergency Orders, as usual, never did he write anything, but his judges assistant told me, not him, that I had to turn my child over. Due to the information that I was given and since it wasn't written in orders, which had allowed the Respondent a "free pass", I kept my child safe. As a result without EVER hearing any of the 3rd party evidence, before the trial began, he had informed me that I was in contempt of court and he was ta