Legal Knowledge: Whichever litigant speaks last is who she will side with. She has little concept of what is actually law or what is best for children. Fairness & Impartiality: She ordered put a stay on visitation for a father with fentanyl and heroin addictions and then changed her mind and ordered that the severely disabled child have visitations the father. The child died as a result of abuse from the father. Judicial Temperament: She is rude in her courtroom which appears to be her way to cover up the fact that she does not understand family law or dependency law. Communication: Sykes speaks in circles as she searches the ceiling for words to say