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Honorable Peter W. Agnes, Jr.
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Justice |
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| Office
Mailing Address |
Superior
Court Administrative Office
Suffolk County Courthouse, 13th Floor
Three Pemberton Square
Boston, MA 02108 |
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Secretary/Clerk
Telephone Number |
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| Date
of Birth/Place of Birth |
04/12/50 |
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of Appointment/Governor |
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| Prior
Judicial Offices (Dates): |
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| Prior
Public Service |
Assistant
District Attorney (1976-86)
Assistant Secretary of Public Safety (1986-89)
Chief of Operations for the Governor (1989-91) |
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| Prior
Professional Employment |
Assistant
District Attorney (1976-86)
Assistant Secretary of Public Safety (1986-89)
Chief of Operations for the Governor (1989-91)
Law Clerk to the Supreme Court of New Hampshire (1975 - 1976) |
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| Education |
A.B.
Boston University 1972
J.D. Suffolk University Law School 1975 |
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| Civic
Activities |
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Professional
Organization
Memberships |
Member
American Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
Past President Justinian Law Society
Member, New England Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution |
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| Publications |
Monographs
Warrantless Searches in Massachusetts: A Digest of Cases With
Notes (May 23, 2000) (Prepared for MCLE, Inc.)
Applications for Search Warrants: A Guide for Judges and Magistrates
(April 28, 2000) (Prepared for the Judicial Institute of the
Trial Court)
A Guide to Legal Information on the World Wide Web (January,
2000) (Prepared for the Massachusetts School of Law)
Partial List of Articles
(1) Hon. P.W. Agnes, Jr., Robert Brink and Professor David
Matz, "Survey: Active Role Supported for Trial Judges in Promoting
Settlements," Section Review (Vol. 1 No. 3) (July 1999)
(Massachusetts Bar Association)
(2) Hon. P.W. Agnes, Jr., "Some Observations and Suggestions
Regarding The Settlement Promoting Activities of Massachusetts
Trial Court Judges," 31 Suffolk University Law Review
263 (1997) (published September, 1998)
(3) Hon. P.W. Agnes, Jr., "Institutionalizing Court-Connected
ADR: The Massachusetts Experience" (Part One" ADR
Currents (September, 1998) (American Arbitration Association
Journal)
(4) Hon. P.W. Agnes, Jr., "The Sentencing Protocol: A Method
to Improve Sentencing and to Strengthen Probation," The
Forum, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1997) (Governor's Commission on Domestic
Violence)
(5) Hon. P.W. Agnes, Jr., "Mediator's Duty To Ensure Fairness
Is Limited," Mass. Lawyers Weekly," Vol. 25, No.
37 (May 19, 1997)
(6) Hon. P.W. Agnes, Jr., "Court Accreditation and the
Unfinished Agenda of Court Reform," MBA Judicial Adm.
Section News col. 8, no. 1 (Jan. 1993)
(7) Hon. P.W. Agnes, Jr., "Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw and
his Legacy: Allegiance to the Supreme Judicial Law or the Union?," Mass.
Lawyers Weekly (Special Supplement October 19, 1992)
(8) Hon. P.W. Agnes, Jr., The Quork Walker Cases and the Abolition
of Slavery in Massachusetts: A Reflection of Popular Sentiment
or an Expression of Constitutional Law?," 36 Boston Bar
Journal No. 2 (March/April, 1992) |
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Judicial
Branch Committees
and Activities |
Chairman,
District Court Professional Development Group on Impaired Driving
Cases
Past Chairman Supreme Judicial Court/Trial Court Committee on
Dispute Resolution |
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| Hobbies/Interests |
American
History, Italy, Sports |
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| Practice
Pointers for Lawyers Appearing Before You |
Know
the law and try to understand the precedent you rely on.
Don't overlook the human dimension of the case, civil or criminal,
and its impact, positive or negative, on the community; |
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