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Hon. Diane Haddock
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#4 litigant appearing pro seSaturday, December 1, 2012 - 19:32
This judge is gender biased.my ex who has been mentally abusing our child threw out my case and request for a attorney on the grounds. That she felt it was retaliatory and refused to look at any evidence to the contrary.I have been taping the conversations with my child that consists of statments like kill yourself I want to murder you with a knife calls to my girlfriend where my child and ex berate me as well as her.This judge made derogatory comments about me being a stay at home dad about my father being a crappy father and that why i am.took away all rights to possession and acsess to my child except a two min phone call daily where i am now enduring being abused through my child being abused.somehow this judge found that I have not exercised my parental rights in a longer period than I have been divorced or separated from my child.Bottom line this judge will sweep under the rug the mental and emotional abuse of a child if you owe child support.
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#5 attorney in private for-profit practiceSaturday, December 29, 2012 - 15:13
Thank you Judge Haddock for your generosity to the children of this county. You always put children first sharing your time, talents and treasure. Because of you, your court family and your immediate family there were many children that were happy Christmas morning. Because you never announce your kindness, few know of your kindness. I wanted people to know.
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#6 litigant appearing pro seFriday, February 8, 2013 - 12:18
I recently wrote Judge Haddock a letter about the impact she made in the life of my child over 5 years ago. I wanted her to know that because of her decision, my child has thrived despite the abuse and abandonment of his mother. I want everyone to know that Judge Haddock is a judge of strength and wisdom and my son and I are so grateful that she was the judge in our case. I thank God above for her everyday.
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#7 party to a case represented by an attorneySunday, February 10, 2013 - 18:57
Your reputation among North Texas Family Lawyers is impressive; all prepare their male clients entering your courtroom to your proclivities; your appetite for the quivering, broken male is legendary. I am not concerned you live-up to the man-hating, female, Family Court Judge stereotype as we (men) have come to expect the short-end of the stick in Family Court. Your misandry crosses boundaries even the most reasonable person would have difficulty reconciling.
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#8 some other type of commenterThursday, March 21, 2013 - 21:33
I am extremely disappointed in your unprofessional demeanor as of late. You show lack of objectivity and professionalism when you fail to listen to all sides in a professional manner and make disparaging of the participants by your assumptions rather than fact. While you may have been very helpful to many, your behavior just may have hurt many others. Maybe a break from such a stressful position would serve our community better. When a judge starts using abusive statements in the courtroom it is time to step down.
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#9 party to a case represented by an attorneyMonday, April 8, 2013 - 16:54
I have stood before this judge on too many occasions. I have now come to realize whether I am represented by a lawyer or no lawyer- I still continue to not have a voice in this court room. My son is now 3 years old, in my first court hearing with this judge, my sons father admitted to doing drugs; she stated that if she would have know that the father did drugs she would have taken all of his rights away from him....but instead continued to let him have rights to my son.. he has taken me to court on and off for rediculous reasoning.. I have spent almost 15,000 on lawyers and defense and taken money away from my children all because this judge only hears what she wants to hear and will call you whatever she feels she wants to call you that day..Not only has he lied and held me in contempt of court without the judge ever hearing my side. Haddock stated, you do not have a voice, I do not care what you have to say... So I spent my maternity leave money paying his lawyers fees in order to not go to jail 9 months pregnant. Here it is 3 years later and he fails a drug test. Not only does the judge tell me, that she knew he was going to fail because he told her before he took the test, but I still had to pay for a lawyer to fight him having any sort of reprocussion for this.. I have asked 3 times now to have my restriction lifted from tarrant county to just move to coppell, which is not even 5 miles outside of tarrant county. Which has been denied 3 different times, I am engaged to my boyfriend of 3 years, he owns a home and I rent an apartment... I have recently switched jobs and taken a 7 dollar pay cut. I can no longer afford to make ends meet with my pay as of now so in order to better provide for my children I have asked for this restriction to be lifted, and have been denied every time...Judge Haddock told me " I am not lifting your restriction I dont care what you have to say" mind you, I hadnt ever even had a moment to state my case or give her circumstantial evidence as to why I was asking. Therefore what I am saying is this judge not only (does not) have the childs best interest in mind, she would rather a single mother of two- not be able to make ends meet and support her family rather than put the child in the best situation possible.. This judge makes the most horendous acusations to anyone and everyone she can, has made multiple defamation of character comments to me, and to tell you the truth if I had all the money in the world I would personally see to it that she was removed from any sort of power she has!
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#10 witnessFriday, June 28, 2013 - 12:33
I witnessed the the abuse and constant name calling towards a young man calling him a liar and scum in the court room. He had an attorney who said nothing! He was to take a drug test which. I continually heard the man say "mam I will take a drug test right now". judge haddock continued threatening him to put him in jail for perjury. i think she was trying to have him come clean before taking the test but i dont know why since he was paying for it..I don't understand the abuse before results. She made him pay for the drug test even though the mother requested it. All because she assumes he is lieing. The child was taken away from the mother due to drug use which she admitted to in court. This was an attempt from the mother to get the child back. Judge Haddock totally overlooked that the mother had not followed her own orders from a previous Court date. Definatly has out for this guy!!
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#11 litigant appearing pro seFriday, August 2, 2013 - 03:00
Went in front of this mean judge my ex took our money so I could not hire an attorney. I said my name and she asked are you from Boston I replied yes are all guys from Boston gangsters are all guys from Boston Bullies do all guys from Boston go around blowing people up at marathons I replied with what did you just say and that was it she wouldn't let me speak told me I am a horrible Dad and sided with my ex on everything. Keep in mind this was two days after the bombing in Boston in which I had friends at the finish line. I have been told by so many people how great of a Dad I am and now I don't see my children and I can't see my Dog. This judge is a disgrace to the legal system and should step down she has no idea the damage she does to families she will not listen to reason or facts she says what she wants and uses her power to hurt innocent people. I have to go back in front of her tomorrow not looking forward to it. I have heard so many people complain about her is there anything that can be done to remove her from being a judge
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#12 party to a case represented by an attorneyThursday, August 15, 2013 - 15:08
Overall- The judge was not fair at all-i went to court today to get a divorce from a wife who is very aggressive in terms being physical,using bad words. child is 10 month old- she gave me visitation 2 hr tue and 5 hr on saturday; wife being primary. Now, listen diane haddock, if my son gets mental illness like her mother-I would like to ask you some Qs as to why you made those choices? does it say someplace in Law to have a mental patient raise a child as primary?
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#13 party to a case represented by an attorneyFriday, September 13, 2013 - 14:48
Judge Haddock is the finest person on the bench today. My family depended on her wisdom, straight talk and fair decisions. I'm a school teacher and on a daily basis what divorce does to families. This judge cuts through the spin and goes straight to the path to best help the kids. She is a woman to be admired and thanked.
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#14 party to a case represented by an attorneyMonday, October 7, 2013 - 13:49
Judge Diane Haddock is a disgrace who places her personal hatred of men above her responsibilities in the courtroom. Evidence has no standing in Haddock’s courtroom and I am curious to see if Judge Haddock’s outrageous comments might be a bid for a reality show. Judging by the overwhelming negative comments on this site I can see I am not alone in my assessment. I would even venture to guess the sprinkling of positive comments are likely plants by friends or family of the Honorable Judge Haddock. If you are male and find yourself before Judge Haddock, you can expect slanderous name-calling and belittling comments. Haddock’s court exemplifies the term, “Kangaroo Court.”
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#15 party to a case represented by an attorneySunday, October 27, 2013 - 12:30
I have had the unfortunate experience of going in-front of Judge Haddock several times. She is certainly consistent with her decisions, and not in a fair way. It is extremely obvious that she has had some serious daddy issues growing up or something really negative happened in her life involving a man. I am a christian man who loves my kids unconditionally and have proven to the court that I am the much better parent. She steadily refuses to go off the simple facts presented in front of her. Instead, she continued to give my ex-wife custody and as a result my son attempted suicide! Thankfully, he is okay today and is doing a little better, but still can not understand why he is not allowed to live with his father where he wants to be, instead of with his mother who continues to neglect him and mentally abuse him. I have been told by several people in her circle that she rubs elbows with the Bush family, and as we all know, it all comes down to the almighty dollar and who you know! Sadly, a person in her position has the power to either help or destroy. She is the reason my son tried to take his own life. She had the power to stop it and chose not to because of her hatred toward men. She is a Sheppard of the Devil, and she will one day have to answer to someone MUCH higher than her! FACT! Too low to even rate!
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#16 party to a case represented by an attorneyTuesday, December 10, 2013 - 09:14
I won't go into detail, it seems useless to do so and will succeed in nothing but upsetting me all over again. I've been before this woman numerous times over a 7 year period of time and she is biased to say the least. Having a pompous attitude from the very beginning, belittling me in front of the entire courtroom for no apparent reason, questioning my intelligence, completely ignoring the facts proven on paper and otherwise and last but not least, completely ignoring a glaring mistake which has put me in a predicament that I've been attempting to have rectified for 7 years, she is not allowing my daughter to exercise her rights in being old enough to make her own decisions, furthermore, refusing to speak with her in chambers because "she does not talk to children." Apparently, neither myself nor my daughter have rights, unless of course they are beneficial to my ex.
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#17 attorney in private for-profit practiceTuesday, February 18, 2014 - 15:17
After observing a morning with Judge Haddock I can reliably say that this is not a person who upholds the standards of justice nor delivers it to those before her. She seems more interested in hearing herself give a schpiel about how something is bad rather than listen to the litigants; this is especially apparent with males, as she will let them give just enough information for her to go off on a rant and then refuse to let them challenge her baseless and frankly inane conclusions. I saw a man trying to explain that he was working until three in the morning every day so he couldn't do overnights with his kids before she promptly told him that since he doesn't do overnights with his kids he must not care about them. She allowed no discussion or testimony on his potential earning power, no witnesses who could've explained several important problems (that she superimposed on the case), nothing. Rather, she chose to go off on (surprise) another rant about how porn addictions lead to people hanging themselves from meathooks (yes, literally). I do not believe she would still have her job if she was not appointed. I advise avoiding her court.
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#18 witnessTuesday, March 4, 2014 - 15:11
I was also in court in February as a potential witness. Judge Haddock is a judge you should avoid like the plague. In one of the cases I observed, the lawyer for the husband in the case was trying (unsuccessfully) to defend against the moral outrage being voiced by the Judge. She was on her soapbox and giving it to the guy. When this lawyer said that they had evidence that the wife was committing adultery during the marriage, the judge said she didn't doubt it. She was sure that the wife had been sleeping around. She basically called the wife a whore and an adulteress with no evidence and no witness testimony. They had 10 witnesses who were held outside the room and not allowed to testify. It was incredible. Later on , she ordered a husband to pay 85% of his monthly take home pay as child support. Without a doubt, anyone who appears before this judge should watch a lot of Judge Judy to get prepared for the theatrics.
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#19 party to a case represented by an attorneyFriday, March 21, 2014 - 10:34
Wow!!!! I've read all the reviews on this site about Dian Haddock. I'm aghast at all the pain she is causing. I went before her yesterday and she removed my custody rights and ordered that I have court supervised visits. Because of that she raised my child support by 300 dollars and awarded her attorney 1500 in attorney fees. More over she reduced my spousal support by 1000.00. I just rented an apartment for my kids and myself. I can no longer afford to live here!!! She stated that "could go live under an overpass." There has to be some process to have removed from the bench .
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#20 party to a case represented by an attorneyFriday, August 22, 2014 - 13:06
I don't know where to even begin. The judge was disrespectful, rude and completely unprofessional. She berated me and my ex-wife in regards to parenting of which she had no history. She made assumptions and passed judgement on our integrity based on no facts. She ranted and criticized. Without going into details of the case, she was extremely biased toward women. She threatened to take away our children because the parents did not get along. Duh - That is why we were in divorce court. When I left the courtroom, I could not believe what I had just experienced. I could not speak and when I tried, she would shut me down and degrade me.
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#21 clerk or other courthouse employeeWednesday, September 10, 2014 - 10:32
We are currently involved in a case in front of Judge Haddock that will be returning to her court in the very near future so I don't want to say more than is appropriate. I found this judge to be courteous, respectful, willing to listen (as long as it wasn't for excuses) and generally fair. I can tell you that based on experiences with my own divorce and that of my spouse, I find her pleasant. In this case, a couple of years ago, we were in front of Judge Harris, and he went OFF on the opposing party in this case. He actually yelled and gave the other party plenty of warning and chances to edit the paperwork submitted that applied to income to help decide child support. The documents were completely fraudulent and Harris had NO problem calling B.S. when it was deserved. My spouse has been in front of other Judges in Tarrant County with the other parent of their daughter, as we were dragged back to court (we had custody) every two years with the exact same complaint and never did the ex prevail But it was maddening to pay attorney fees every single time and each and every attorney told us that no judge will award attorney fees in family court. This last time, we'd had enough... the child was about to turn 18 so my spouse decided to let the attorney present their case and then when given the chance to speak to the judge, decided to explain what we'd endured and was awarded attorney fees finally. Sadly, our high paid attorney (certainly not the brilliant attorney we use for this current case and the previous two court visits it involves) interrupted and stated there was nothing else to say so the judge only awarded half... but stated that the attorney is the one that cost us by interrupting (in truth, I feel he was unprepared...imho) So those of you who are complaining about the judges and attorneys I hope this statement is accepted as it's meant- I've been in a position now to see these cases from a couple of different angles as a party to the case and rarely are we unbiased and able to see all the errors WE have also made, and instead can only see how horrible the other party has been. Doesn't mean you're wrong, just means that sometimes the issues in family court are just too personal for us to be able to be objective, no matter how hard we may try. The judges are tired of baby sitting us over petty issues and using our children to punish each other and lie, cheat, steal and ruin the livers of each other just to get what WE want. . Truthfully, there are days that I think it WOULD be better if the opposing party would just go away... but that ultimately wouldn't be better for the child, even though watching a parent go in and out of a kids life is horrible. Judges don't want to help you decide which pan you get and which sheet set your spouse gets. Until we all stop this behavior, we can't expect the judges not to blow up here and there. As for the military person- I'm sorry for the disrespect you felt and I thank you for your service. I also think the Judge (probably- but I don't know her) meant no dis respect, but was just trying to point out that when people or support is missing for a child, it really DOES NOT MATTER WHY. The kids don't care why, the judge know that they are missing a parent, or they're not getting enough to eat, or they don't get new clothes. THATS what matters most. I feel overall, even when I've been unhappy with court room results, the judges we've faced in Tarrant County have done a good job...especially Haddock.
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#22 party to a case represented by an attorneyWednesday, September 10, 2014 - 10:35
I mistakenly posted that I am a courthouse employee in post #21. I'm not. Just a parent
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#23 attorney in private for-profit practiceFriday, October 3, 2014 - 17:34
Always prepared, smart, efficient and respectful. I can tell my clients with confidence what to expect. There are no surprises. That is all I need to represent my clients.
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#24 attorney in private for-profit practiceFriday, October 3, 2014 - 17:35
Always prepared, smart, efficient and respectful. I can tell my clients with confidence what to expect. There are no surprises. That is all I need to represent my clients.
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#25 attorney in private non-profit practiceSaturday, November 1, 2014 - 00:46
I agree with number 24. You know she will not interview children as required. You know that if you represent the working parent that you will lose half your income at temp orders. You know that she rules before evidence is heard. And you know that orders will never be modified. And you know she's an associate judge bc her boss relies on her to pay for his reelection campaigns. And you know that her boss will never grant an appeal bc she is sugar judge....eg money to pay for campaigns.
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#1 party to a case represented by an attorneyTuesday, January 17, 2012 - 14:41
#2 attorney in private for-profit practiceTuesday, May 8, 2012 - 16:29
#3 party to a case represented by an attorneyFriday, September 21, 2012 - 12:10