Justice Gants combines scholarship and compassion. I appeared before him when he was a Justice of the Superior Court to keep a woman in her home during a care and protection matter – and I can attest personally to his compassion as well as his scholarship; he agreed that a transitional living apartment was subject to the rule in Serreze – that as long as part of my client’s welfare grant went to rent, she was a tenant with tenancy protections. (See http://masscases.com/cases/app/30/30massappct639.html ).
I have also heard him teach in a panel context, watched and listened to videos of oral arguments, and read his decisions on occasion. In selecting Judge Gants, Governor Patrick has deepened, strengthened, and enriched the Judicial Branch.
Well done!
