Kenneth J. Fiandaca at a glance
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Kenneth J. Fiandaca
Justice · Massachusetts Boston Municipal Court
Kenneth J. Fiandaca — Massachusetts Boston Municipal Court
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- Notable case: In 2025, Fiandaca ruled that a Muslim woman testifying against her ex-boyfriend in a domestic violence case must remove her niqab to comply with the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause.
- Appointed in 2008 by Governor Deval Patrick and has been confirmed for the BMC.
- Judge of the Boston Municipal Court, appointed in 2008 by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and has been active in handling a range of cases including criminal, civil, and landlord–tenant matters
- The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court later reversed, allowing her to testify while wearing the niqab, and the defendant was acquitted
- Boston Municipal Court (BMC), one of Massachusetts’ local trial courts, and is listed among the court’s current justices.
- His judicial profile notes that before his appointment, he practiced law in a general capacity at Fiandaca & Ferrigno in East Boston
- Fiandaca’s judicial profile is available through official Massachusetts court listings and legal directories such as Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
- He is also referenced in news reports and legal commentary, including the New England Muzzle Award for the niqab case
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