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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

Comments

What others have said about Hon. Diane Haddock

Comments

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: TX201
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Excellent judge and demeanor. Consistent over last 15 plus tears

Litigant

Comment #: TX160
Rating:3.0

Comments:
Men have come to expect the short-end of the stick in the 233rd District Court and Haddock’s loathing was neither shocking nor unexpected. Judge Haddock’s misandry crossed several boundaries and reflected poorly on Judge Harris and the 233rd. Comments to litigants like, “See this robe, it is magic . . . it can make people do anything,” are standard fare in the Haddock courtroom and typify her egotistical courtroom demeanor. Judge Haddock’s comments to Veterans with regard to her position on prolonged deployments and their impact on the family are shocking. Haddock commented, “I don’t care about your medals, I don’t care about your service and I will not hear it as an excuse in my court.” This distain for the impact of Service in the War on Terror is antithetical to Family values and demeans the impact of military service on the family. Haddock strongly infers if you can’t afford an attorney you don’t have a voice in my court; discouraging commentary for the multitude of Fathers financially crippled by divorce.

Haddock is a person who, by virtue of her position, can manifest an enormous ego and pronounce astoundingly erroneous judgment on men who must cower to her or be further removed from the children they love.