The Third District Court of Appeal declined to remove Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman from a foreclosure lawsuit Wednesday, finding a defendant’s allegations of bias weren’t enough to warrant removal.

Defendant Gabriela Bahad had alleged Hanzman gave preferential treatment to plaintiff debt collector Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB and ignored her arguments that a $740,000 promissory note and mortgage for a house in Miami were not originals and contained forged signatures.