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Hon. Doreen S. Goodwin

Unknown · La Grange, Oldham County, Kentucky

Oldham County Courthouse, 6822 Central Ave., Crestwood, KY 40014

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 8 reviews
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★★☆☆☆ Litigant

Over a year after hearing to receive official judgement. Multiple contempts that she did nothing about other than saying don’t do it again. Failed to issue timely orders to address concerns that allowed the other party to circumvent the issue. Failed to protect small child in direct contact with party committing DV against an additional partner. Fairness & Impartiality: If she is friendly with a lawyer, she shows favoritism. Lots of “home cooking” Appears to dislike women and favor men. I don’t think she believes in DV Judicial Temperament: Angery outbursts, degrades litigants and appears to dislike the women litigants. Communication: Long delays to get orders

★★☆☆☆ Anonymous reviewer

Legal Knowledge: Smarter than average Family Court Judge Fairness & Impartiality: Bias - home cooks in favor of her minions Judicial Temperament: Temper tantrums galore‼️ Timeliness: Takes years for orders. Slowest judge on the bench.

★☆☆☆☆ Litigant

Fairness & Impartiality: Years of a parent–child relationship were governed by an order the Court of Appeals determined must be vacated. In practice, delay can transform temporary decisions into permanent outcomes. Legal Knowledge: The Court of Appeals ultimately reversed and remanded with instructions to vacate the custody modification and conduct a properly noticed hearing. Procedural safeguards governing parental rights should not require appellate correction to be observed. Judicial Temperament: Family court exercises extraordinary authority over families. Decisions affecting fundamental parental rights and property should reflect the careful procedural discipline that authority requires. Timeliness: The custody order remains operative even after reversal. When errors affecting parental rights persist for years before correction, the remedy arrives long after the right it was meant to protect. Communication: Orders affecting custody and support were entered without clear notice or explanation sufficient for meaningful participation.