Judge Hines Approved for Appeals Court

The Governor's Council has unanimously confirmed the nomination of Judge Geraldine S. Hines to the Appeals Court. As set forth in the Governor's Press Release announcing her nomination, Judge Hines has served as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court since 2001 and as the Regional Administrative Judge for Civil Business in Suffolk County since 2009. Prior to her appointment to the bench, she practiced law for 30 years in Boston, concentrating on criminal defense, civil rights litigation and social justice advocacy. In particular, in 1989, she and retired Boston Municipal Court Judge Margaret Burnham formed the first law firm in New England of women of color. Judge Hines will fill the vacancy on the Appeals Court created by the retirement of the Honorable James F. McHugh.