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List of Judges For Special Attention From the National Association of Court Watchers - Massachusetts Chapter
"Justice will come only with constant vigil."

Efforts to remove these judges from the bench are being considered and/or implemented on a case by case basis. Although we believe most of the probate judges are breaking the U.S> Constitutional laws, state laws and federal statutes daily for their convenience, agenda and the greed of the system, many are worse and we want to focus on these first while we work for overall reform of the system.

Massachusetts Ranked 45th in the Nation by its Own Lawyers:

By MassNews Staff

Many people have written about the content of the radio ad where we say: "Businesses avoid moving to states with slow unsteady courts. We were ranked by lawyers as 45th in the nation."
It's a direct quote from the "News Release" of the "Visiting Committee on Management in the Courts."
The quote was: "In a 2001 U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey of corporate attorneys.  
"It is sad comment that the public is so uneducated, unconcerned and blinded to the TRUTH by the media, and that the Judiciary of our once great Nation has been allowed to sink to these depths. And while I say that the conditions that exist today can be laid at one doorstep, that of the Judiciary, I must ultimately say that the fault really lies at our feet, We the People, for it is We the People who have allowed the foxes to guard the henhouse."

  -- Robert H. Bork, Judge, Supreme Court Nominee & Professor of Law   Code of Judicial Conduct
 

Judge

Submitted By

Accusation/Charge or Breach of Duty

Judge Locke - Milford District Court condor68@comcast.net
Erratic behavior, yelling, lack of knowledge about or caring about the law, rumored to brag about "overturning the Massachusetts Appeals Court every day".  Issues restraining orders when the statute requirements are not met to any woman who asks for one. This destroys children and family bonds with the father. Does he know the damage he does?  This judge is a holocaust for children.  He is either incompetent or willfully evil.   Refused full evidentiary hearings and questioning of witnesses, which are required by Mass. appeals court case law on renewal of all restraining orders. Therefore his orders are legally void - yet the victim (man) usually has an illegal overhanging order that likely still cause arrest and many other damages at any time.  When motioned to have the required proper hearing another judge refuses to even hear the motion -- illegal again and a catch-22 to drop men in a hole with no rope or due process recourse.
 
This is abuse of power, abuse of discretion and actually technically "treason" against the U.S. for violation his oath of office, civil rights and federal laws. Holds ex-parte hearings that change restraining orders without notice to other side.  Illegal actions and lack of respect for the law.
Judge Armand Fernandes

 

Bristol County ..... New Bedford and Fall River courthouses.

  My name is Jim Feeney. I have been through a very adversarial divorce, Judgment in January 2006. I had and still have Judge Armand Fernandes who is totally biased and prejudiced, abuses his judicial powers and is unfit to be a Judge. My ex-wife's attorney has done nothing but lie and create perception. Judge Fernandes believes every word as gospel, hasn't required him to prove one thing and has blocked all evidence I offered to refute my ex-wife's attorney's accusations.

I had three different lawyers early on in the divorce, none that did a thing to protect my interests, I had two Complaints for Contempt that cost me $2, 500 each for my ex-wife's attorney's fees for failure of my attorney to provide required discovery they were given by me. I ended up representing myself and got railroaded by Judge Fernandes. Fernandes broke the law, interpreted the law to persecute me, acted as defense attorney for my ex-wife, prosecuting attorney against me and Judge all at the same time ... making my ex-wife's attorney's job simple.

In recent Complaints for Contempt actions I hired an attorney to represent me. Fernandes blocked testimony and evidence we had to present and took the word of my ex-wife's attorney as truth without requiring a stitch of evidence. My ex-wife's attorney said they had documents they never ended up producing in four days of hearings. Fernandes was so blatantly biased he sustained my attorney's questioning without an objection being made. When my attorney said, Excuse me Your Honor but there hasn't been an objection, Fernandes asked my ex-wife's attorney if he'd like to object. He half stood up and said "object". Fernandes said "Sustained, next question." The man is out of control.

Another Person:

Judge Fernandes is horrible. I attended court with a friend of mine for support. He does not read brief's and seems to like to hear himself talk? According to the attorney; one never knows how this judge is going to rule? He is unreliable with no consistency when it is involving a ruling...

Another Case Against this HORRIBLE Judge:

I'm afraid to tell you my name because Armand Fernandes of the Bristol Probate Court is still my judge and will be in the future, as my docket has been assigned to him.  He is an AWFUL judge.  He intentionally blocked me from my ability to present proof  to rebut a false accusation, (which was an obvious and established pattern of retaliation on the defendants part), had multiple, "in chambers", meetings with the lawyers of which I was not allowed to be present, refused to allow me to cross examine a witness, despite the fact that he had allowed me to cross examine previous witnesses,  repeatedly made derogatory comments toward me personally, repeatedly stood up from the bench and screamed at the top of his lungs at me for the sole purpose of intimidation, answered for the witnesses on the stand, (in essence, giving them the answers to difficult questions), verses having them answer themselves, deliberately intimidated my lawyer out of presenting a legal argument by threatening him with the possibility of disbarment, asked the opposing attorney if he objects to documents I wanted to present, (when attorney didn't think to do this himself), ignored the results and findings of an investigator's report that he himself assigned to the case, participated in attempting to coerce me into settling the case, (verses having the trial), by insisting, (literally for years), that the parties try to settle, took over my lawyer's questioning of witnesses and acted as defense attorney for the opposing party, threatened me with jail, etc, etc, etc.  I was the plaintiff, completely innocent of any and all wrong doing... his inexplicable bias was a BLATANT display of abuse of his power which he used to protect the guilty party.    
   

 

Judge David Fuller -  Head justice of the Hampden County Probate Court Steve Shapardson
Sexist Statements and rulings. Fuller issues order for visits with children. Mother interferes with visits, Fuller refuses to enforce his own order but says if you bring this matter back I will remove your joint legal.
Judge Rockett, Middlesex mcarusi@charter.net
Not enforcing his own court ordered visitation and denying father his visitation rights when wife violated visitation approximately 70% of the time for 6 months.
  Second Victim of Judge Rockett:  Middlesex 3rd District.  On May 25h, 2005 after Spencer Kagan rescues from my case, he assigns me over to Rockett on five (5) contempt charges.  Rockett never even comes out of chambers, identifies the parties & attorney's nor does he view any of the evidence.  Rockett just signs off on all of the contempt charges, behind closed doors.  NOT justice, an inside job, from Kagan to Rockett.  Coffee anyone or perhaps a drink at the Inn @ Harvard?  AVA Peer Rated or Fellowship of Matrimonial Lawyers...dinner for you!
Judge Fuller mp5983@msn.com,

Mark Perry

Stealing from middleclass white males and disbursing all assets to his friends and the State. Knowingly ignoring contempt of visitation. My son has been kidnapped and held for ransom for over five years. I have not seen him nor do I know where he is. Even though I am and was a perfectly fit parent. Fuller has excepted  moneys to flow to enrich himself on the backs of the struggling middle class white male. As a Harvard graduate he extorts millions from the middle class to maintain the status quo of the rich 10% he protects.  Total disregard for the law. The total and blatant failure to allow any due possess as he is required to do as stated in his oath of office is treason against the United States of America. Harassment: He has personally harassed me from the bench. For no logical reason.



Judge Kagan, Middlesex
 

Issues sexually biased orders. When overturned on appeal continues to ignore appeals court and harasses men with further legal mazes, appeals, fees and bad orders. He illegally re-wrote a pre-nup. Was overturned on appeal. Also in same case tried to re-write terms of a trust. unsuccessfully. Copied factually wrong findings from wife's attorney...word for word. Said husband's income was unverifiable..even though his only source of income is as a full-time employee of a large company (Morgan Stanley). Has been overturned two times out of two appeals in the last three months. Has five others pending. Has been told by appeals court to correct many mistakes and continues to do what he wants instead of what higher court ordered.

Findings of Appeals court at great cost to father:  A valid pre or postnuptial agreement may not be altered by a judge (Korff v. Korff Mass. 2005 Mass. Appeals Court).

Masters fees to Mr. Bowser for the returned case now exceed $34,000 to fix the errors of this judge. It seems the master and Kagan have conspired against Mr. Korff and Kagan will most likely need to be appealed again if he adopts the Master's findings.  What  Bowser now is recommending to Kagan  is to reclassify a portion of the alimony illegally ordered by Kagan and call it child support. In effect retroactively increasing child support to offset Mr. Korff's court ordered alimony overpayments...even though Kagan's original judgment included a child support award that he said was made totally independent from the alimony award.  Child support cannot be retroactively increased before any modification date. It is a federal law.   Judge Kagan is in contempt of court...refusing to vacate his judgment in a timely fashion and ordering Mr. Korff to pay huge sums to correct a mistake that he made!!!!   This court decides child support and alimony each and every day...why should this decision be farmed out to a friend of the judge at Mr. Korff's expense? How do you spell CORRUPTION!!!!!!!??? Just outrageous.

It was later  discovered that Kagan and Bowser had a prior professional and financial relationship that was not disclosed to the litigants as required by the code of ethics. And as a matter of fact it was kept covert purposely by Bowser and Kagan. And, when that relationship was uncovered Kagan was confronted with the evidence and had no choice but to recuse in disgrace. And the Master report was thrown out as a result of this discovery. It seems "Special Master" jobs are used to funnel favors and money to friends of judges and ex-judges often in probate court. This system is all about extracting as much money for the players in it from couple in crisis. Rule of thumb for lawyers is keep CAUSING problems until 40% of the estate's value is billed in legal fees. In this case, even with a win on appeal, the victim is further abused financially by additional onerous legal fees.  So even when you win and the judges make HUGE errors you pay he price all over again and the industry players get to bill more. In most industries this is called "fraud".  They make mistakes on purpose and bill you more??! The divorce industry is a SCAM for lawyers to plunder the estates of divorcing couple using children as bait! These people have no soul or ethics and are destroying families and children for their own profit and greed.

From Another victim of Kagan:

Spencer M. Kagan:  Politically and organized crime connected & protected: 5 years on the bench, (appointed by Cellucci, lied on his original application to become a judge).  Has 31 recorded cases with the appellate court, more than any other judge in the state of MA. the go to guy, currently in Middlesex, 3rd district, along with Rockett & Kaplan (protect each other)  to dump more money back into the (illegal) "Law" community @ a huge cost to families.  Total dollar asset figure is the driving force.

Case specifics:  31 year marriage, 20/80 division on marital assets. Kagan  ignored Financial statements, Trust, Court Ordered Discovery, Reconciliation, Master, his own court orders. Forced to a 2 day trial, kicks the main verification witness out of the court room w/out explanation, contempt's, and his famous Restraining order issued to induce "fear" so he won't be exposed. 

On May 25th 2005 Spencer Kagan rescued from my case, admitting that he was not able to do his job!!!  Why?  One of his own, prominent Boston attorney, connected friend (case manager) from Brown & Rudnick came forward, wanted to be granted immunity, give a sworn deposition, and expose all.  Not allowed, professional suicide. Stipulation of the parties, stipulated evidence (only signed by ONE attorney, not the parties or other attorney, and allowed) totally illegal, why?  Discovery: court ordered never done, why this is the "LAW"?

   In Spencer Kagan's own words (taped x2)  "Donald Trumps, Art of the DEAL"!  Refuse to take the DEAL, you can pay in the appellate process.  Logic & the basic concept of mathematics is not part of the equation, instead the Judge uses his position and personal connections, to dump more money back into the corrupt legal system, void of all conscience.  Under the "pains and penalty of the law" in place for all.

Anonymous lawyer quoted about Kagan: "a pompous ass"


Judge Spencer M. Kagan, Cambridge family Probate Court.
Judge Kagan has ignored my evidence of Attorney Charles Jordan lying to Judge Kagan as I had Photographic Proof.  Judge Kagan has ignored taped Recordings of another Judge Rocket , that Heard the evidence and Proof that my spouse lies on ALL
of his Financial Statements as to the high amount of his income. Judge Kagan cancelled 2 of my court days due to his Mother's illness and the cancelled another
Trial Day due to one of the Attorneys brother's illness, dragging our case on over 3.5 yrs.  Judge Kagan showed unethical favoritism towards one of his Lawyer Friends opinions, not factual information of Attorney Fern Frolin from Wellsley whom is good friends with Judge Spencer Kagan and she  misrepresented and lied about my child's True wishes to live with mom, ( Per my daughter's own words).  Judge Kagan also ignored my pictorial evidence that Attny. Fern Frolin had misrepresented factual facts to our Guardian Et Litem assigned resulting in G.A.L.' s report containing unfactual and  untruths which Judge Kagan leaned towards to believing without seeing my evidence. The G.A.L.'s  Three reports,  all contradicted each other greatly.
Judge Kagan also ignored listening to two professional witnesses that were ready to present evidence on this day 3-22-06 including our DSS Social Worker and our Families 4 year family therapist Dr. Anne Gehren-Beck Shim from Wediko Childrens' Services and "forced" us, the parents to sign a 6 page agreement, conjured up by my children's attorneys just to put an end our case even after all his cancellations of Trial days and refusals to listen to Professional Collateral Witnesses Present that day.  Not listening to the Taped Recording of Judge Rocket's statement "What dos this say about this man's creditability" when my spouse was Caught by Judge Rocket  lying on all his Financial Statements was very detrimental to the ending result of our custody case as well as refusal to listen to Professional Colateral Witness's statements resulted in Poor Decision Making by Judge Kagan putting my young children's health, well being and best interest of my children at High Risk for Danger
in father's house where witness testified that loaded handgun was found by her and also father had bought & supplied liquor to minors in his home from my daughter, age 14 to other teens under age 18.  His actions up until now have been a complete disgrace and the safety of my female children are now at high Risk of danger.
The one attorney, Attorney Fern Frolin, will be reported to the BAR Assoc.
I am very disappointed in the Unethical Behavior & Friendly relationship he has
(outside of the court) with one of the female Attorneys that represented my youngest child.  Now, my youngest child is placed in the house with the Loaded Gun,  Other Weapons, Alcohol bought & served to minors, exposure to Child Pornography,                    My 15 year old getting pregnant in father's home from daily sex as the children are completely unsupervised there, etc.  If My children get Hurt at father's due to these
unsafe factors Judge Kagan ignored, further action will be taken

 

Judge Jonathan Kaplan,
Rockville Court, Connecticut
Chris Kennedy
Ellington, CT 06029
860-871-8538(H)

At Rockville Court, with Jonathan Kaplan as administrator, the rules of civil procedure no longer apply, Criminal proceedings are ignored and children are being abused.

 Criminal court orders stay in effect after defendants are found not guilty, mothers are no longer required to attend family court proceedings or hearings,  Practice book requirements for service and representation are overruled.

 The Practice Book for Civil Proceedures requires a person to be notified of a civil proceeding and service by mail.  At Rockville, parties are now required to subpoena the other party.

 Parties also have the right to council on motions for contempt.  Not at Rockville, you have no rights and parents are forced to represent themselves and are incarcerated.

 Hearings are held without the mothers being required to show and the motions are denied.  When a father fails to show a capias is issued for their arrest.

 Motions filed by men are delayed for months, motions by mothers are scheduled in days, short cicuiting the normal procedures

 Blank Restraining orders are issued with no allegations of abuse and granted for complaints against Judges.

 Kaplan can fabricate documents and influence other jurisdictions for arrests and prosecutions.
 

Judge Ronald King, Worcester, Marlboro and Leominster  

Over 22 violations of the law in my case alone that I have seen and documented. I will likely file federal suit for "acting in his own person", abuse of power and many civil rights violations.

Regularly issues restraining orders to anyone for the asking without meeting the legal requirements of statutes and case law (this seems to have become standard procedure of all the lower courts, who ignore the rights of men and case law limiting this issuance of these to cases of "reasonable fear, which would not be reasonable without prior violent acts or threats of bodily harm to an individual).  

Issues child support orders without any basis in fact, evidence or even testimony that have nothing to do with the income of the father. Does not fill out the child support guidelines worksheets, as required by state law, just picks round numbers out of the air while ignoring medical payments and other required adjustments.  Makes support orders in violation of federal law by exceeding 60% of take-home pay of fathers.  Finds people in contempt of court and sentences them to jail terms totally against cited case law, requiring proof that the defendant has the ability to pay at the time of the contempt hearing, when they have no ability to pay the impossible and unlawful orders he has previously placed them under.

Puts people in job programs when they already have a job to try to force them to earn more money against constitutional rights. Has obvious prejudice against self-employed individuals and shows this by his remarks in open court.  Denies fathers access to their children without any basis in law, fact or testimony, doing great harm to children and their relationship with their father.

Makes inappropriate threats and comments to intimidate defendant fathers like "one more word and you will go to jail" to end hearing when he is not getting what he wants and is being presented with his violations of the law and due process. Constantly terminate hearings prematurely when he think he has heard enough, though you have additional testimony and evidence to present.  Violates due process constantly by ending hearings prematurely for lunch or the next case right in the middle of a persons arguments (actually got up and left for lunch one time when my lawyer was still talking. We were only 50% through a set of motions before the court) which much evidence prepared to present.

Refuses to provide findings of facts within the 60 days required by federal law (even after allowing the motion). Denies valid motions and requests showing great prejudice against men, pro se defendants (men) and self-employed individuals. Seems to believe if you are self-employed you must be a criminal and can pay yourself any amount you wish magically.  Seems to believe anyone who fights for their rights should be intimated, threatened with jail and ruined financially until they comply with his beliefs and wishes.  Ignores due process and the constitutional rights of men.

Shows either great arrogance or ignorance of the laws (hard to tell really) through his actions and comments.

As with most judges in the Massachusetts family court system, judge King inflicts cruel and unusual punishment on fathers by kidnapping their children to impose the ransom of child support for the for-profit system that has formed around the $25 billion per year divorce industry. The conflict of interest from unconstitutional federal government kickbacks of HUNDREDS of MILLION of dollars to the judicial system is a violation of the judges oath around conflicts of interest and the oath to uphold the country's highest laws, over those of the state, which are the constitution and the U.S. Supreme courts. Massachusetts and many states court act in very clear violation of this higher law every day.

Judge Sacks

 
The Dishonorable Judge Sacks is still on the prowl.
 
Today was my one year anniversary of my RO to have it vacated.
 
As per usual Sacks v Schebel, Sacks failed to follow law but followed his protocol.
 
In the hearing my lovely ex-pride stated in the past year there has been NO new incidences but I feel the restraining order works well in this case and it should be continued.
 
I crossed examined her and in that cross examination she has admitted she filed criminal complaints just because my name came up on caller ID (my son called her), and that I was found INNOCENT of the charges.
 
Even after I told dishonorable Sacks about Dolan v Dolan 55 Mass. App. Ct. 905, 771 N.E.2d 825 and Jones v. Gallagher 54 Mass. App. Ct. 883, 768 N.E.2d 1088, the dishonorable Sacks stated I misunderstood the case and no new incidence need occur.
 
He wrote
 
"Plaintiff has reasonable cause for order to be extended the continued need based on the testimony and case history and prior finding. Deft is incorrect that a "New" incident is required.
 
So here I go to the appeals court again after the election again.
Judge Judith Dilday (Middlesex Probate & Family Court, Cambridge MA) JNollet@worldnet.att.net
One would suppose that, as an African-American, she of all judges would be properly sensitive to the possibility of false accusation and unjust persecution established government.  Moreover, her own husband, James Dilday, a noted attorney in his own right, was once publicly and falsely(?) accused by a former client of having molested her.  But do not expect Justice from this judge -- not if you're a male.  She will grant Restraining Orders like candy if the requester is female but will ignore similar pleases from men even in the face of witnesses and vast physical evidence.
 
She once issued an RO against me simply because my ex asked for it.  In the afternoon session, I asked for a reciprocal RO against her.  She said, "I don't do that." (But why not?  Nothing in the law prevents that, and a doubly-binding order could only further insure the Peace, no?)  She referred to my documentation as so much "pounds of paper."  (But most if not all evidence introduced in any court is so much "paper;" courts could not function by refusing to admit paper evidence.)
 
She simply refused to do her job.

This is sexist and unacceptable behavior from a judge, granting and order against the requirements for women alone is unlawful, not granting the same for a man is sexist also and a separate offense.

Judge Peter C. Digangi
Essex County
kmtinma@comcast.net
In one case alone:

(1) Judge Digangi made numerous findings of fact that are completely unsupported or uncorroborated by the evidence;

(2) he precluded me from presenting every one of my 55 exhibits that I had pre-marked for the trial;

(3) he ignored the mother's blatant crimes of perjury in legal documents, lies under oath, and contempt of court orders;

(4) he disregarded my Constitutionally-guaranteed rights to due process and equal protection and my inalienable right to parent my child;

(5) he overestimated the evidential value of secondhand hearsay;

(6) he fabricated evidence of his own to slander me;

(7) he misdirected me during the trial to obstruct the submission of evidence that would have damaged the mother's case;

(8) he entered orders on issues outside of his jurisdiction that were not even brought up during the trial;

(9) and he expressed his gender biased opinion on several occasions that fathers are lesser parents than mothers and have no chance of success in his courtroom.

This case went to appeals court because of Judge Digangi. A competent court would have reviewed the evidence and been able to assess the credibility of the Mother from that evidence, and an honorable court would have held the Mother accountable long before my case made it to appeals court.