Haddad v. Gonzalez, 576 N.E.2d 658 (1991)

Citation: Haddad v. Gonzalez, 576 N.E.2d 658 (1991)
Parent Document: Haddad v. Gonzalez, 576 N.E.2d 658 (1991)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 1991-08-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2013415/haddad-v-gonzalez/ ↗

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Haddad claims that the strong language used by the judge in the Rivera decision, see supra note 7, demonstrates bias. The poor condition of both the building and Rivera’s apartment appears to have led the judge to develop a negative opinion of Haddad’s building and his performance as a landlord. The emergence of such an opinion during the Rivera case, however, did not necessarily give rise to a necessity for disqualification in the subsequent Gonzalez case. “[T]he judge acquired his opinion of [Haddad and the property] in his judicial role and not from an extrajudicial source. This factor weighs heavily in favor of the judge’s decision not to disqualify himself.” Commonwealth v. Dane Entertainment Servs., 18 Mass. App. Ct. 446, 450 (1984).

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