Spread the word! The Superior Court is accepting applications for 2015-16 Superior Court Law Clerk positions. The law clerk position is responsible for performing legal research and writing assignments to assist the Justices of the Superior Court, for a one-year term running from August 31, 2015 through August 31, 2016. Duties of the position encompass every aspect of court procedure and all legal issues within the Superior Court's civil and criminal jurisdiction. A reliable car and the willingness and ability to travel to courthouses throughout the Commonwealth are requirements of the positions. There may be an opportunity to apply for an additional one-year term.
For more information, see the Position Posting. Applicants must apply via the Trial Court online application. See the Trial Court Jobs Page for more information. Application deadline is November 12, 2014.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Judge Fabricant Appointed Chief Justice of the Superior Court
Judge Judith Fabricant has been appointed Chief Justice of the Superior Court for a five-year term commencing December 24, 2014. Judge Fabricant was appointed to the Superior Court in 1996, and has served as a Regional Administrative Justice, as the Administrative Justice for the Business Litigation Session, and as chair of the Education Committee since 2009. She will succeed Chief Justice Barbara J. Rouse whose term ends on December 23, 2014, when she reaches mandatory retirement.
Prior to joining the Superior Court, Judge Fabricant served as an Assistant Attorney General for Massachusetts from 1988 to 1996, where she was Chief of the Government Bureau from 1992 to 1996. She also served as an Assistant District Attorney in Essex County from 1987 to 1988, and spent three years with the Boston firm of Hill & Barlow.
For more details, see the Trial Court Press Release.
Prior to joining the Superior Court, Judge Fabricant served as an Assistant Attorney General for Massachusetts from 1988 to 1996, where she was Chief of the Government Bureau from 1992 to 1996. She also served as an Assistant District Attorney in Essex County from 1987 to 1988, and spent three years with the Boston firm of Hill & Barlow.
For more details, see the Trial Court Press Release.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Update: Summer Happy Hour is On!
The Superior Court Law Clerk Society Summer Happy Hour is on! It will take place at Carrie Nation, 11 Beacon Street, Boston, just behind the John Adams Courthouse, on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 6 pm. Please RSVP by e-mail to Jennifer Sunderland (jennifersunderland@gmail.com) by Tuesday, June 23, 2014. Spread the word and see you there!
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Judge Geraldine Hines Nominated to Supreme Judicial Court
Governor Deval Patrick has nominated Justice Geraldine S. Hines to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. Judge Hines, a highly respect Associate Justice of the Appeals Court and former Superior Court judge, is slated to fill the vacancy to be created by the appointment of Justice Ralph D. Gants as Chief Justice of the SJC.
Judge Hines was appointed to the Appeals Court in 2013. Before then, she served as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court for 11 years, including two years as the Regional Administrative Judge for Civil Business in Suffolk County. (Judge Hines was also a long-time member of the Judges' Law Clerks Committee, guiding and mentoring many of the law clerks who assisted her.) Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Hines practiced law for 30 years in Boston, concentrating on criminal defense, civil rights litigation and social justice advocacy.
For more information, see the Governor's Press Release.
Judge Hines was appointed to the Appeals Court in 2013. Before then, she served as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court for 11 years, including two years as the Regional Administrative Judge for Civil Business in Suffolk County. (Judge Hines was also a long-time member of the Judges' Law Clerks Committee, guiding and mentoring many of the law clerks who assisted her.) Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Hines practiced law for 30 years in Boston, concentrating on criminal defense, civil rights litigation and social justice advocacy.
For more information, see the Governor's Press Release.
Monday, June 9, 2014
Save the Date for the Summer Happy Hour!
The Superior Court Law Clerk Society will be holding Summer Happy Hour on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 6 pm. Venue TBD. Please RSVP by e-mail to Jennifer Sunderland (jennifersunderland@gmail.com) by Tuesday, June 23, 2014. More details to follow!
New Addition to Superior Court: Judge William F. Sullivan
The latest addition to the Superior Court is William F. Sullivan, nominated by Governor Deval Patrick in April 2014, and confirmed by the Governor's Council in May 2014. Before joining the Superior Court, Judge Sullivan maintained a criminal and civil practice based in Quincy since 1984. He also spent two years as an Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County from 1982 to 1984. Judge Sullivan served on the Committee for Public Counsel Services murder list and represented private clients on a wide range of criminal and civil litigation matters. He also served as a special assistant city solicitor in Quincy from 2006 to 2008 and as a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission from 2003 and 2007. Judge Sullivan now fills the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable D. Lloyd Macdonald on May 11, 2014. For more information, see the Governor's Press Release announcing the original nomination.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Governor Patrick Nominates Justice Gants as Chief Justice of the SJC
Governor Patrick has announced the nomination of Justice Ralph D. Gants to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. Justice Gants, a former Superior Court judge, is slated to fill the vacancy to be created by the retirement of Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland on July 25, 2014.
Justice Gants was first appointed to the SJC in 2009. While serving on the SJC, Justice Gants has been co-chair of the Massachusetts Access to the Justice Commission and Chair of the SJC Standing Committee on Model Jury Instructions on Homicide. Prior to his appoint to the SJC, Justice Gants served as Associate Justice of the Superior Court since 1997, and as Administrative Justice of the Superior Court Business Litigation Section since 2008. Prior to his nomination to the Superior Court, Justice Gants practiced law at the Boston firm of Palmer & Dodge LLP, specializing in white collar criminal defense, internal investigation, complex civil litigation and employment law.
For more details, see the Governor's Press Release.
Justice Gants was first appointed to the SJC in 2009. While serving on the SJC, Justice Gants has been co-chair of the Massachusetts Access to the Justice Commission and Chair of the SJC Standing Committee on Model Jury Instructions on Homicide. Prior to his appoint to the SJC, Justice Gants served as Associate Justice of the Superior Court since 1997, and as Administrative Justice of the Superior Court Business Litigation Section since 2008. Prior to his nomination to the Superior Court, Justice Gants practiced law at the Boston firm of Palmer & Dodge LLP, specializing in white collar criminal defense, internal investigation, complex civil litigation and employment law.
For more details, see the Governor's Press Release.
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