| Title |
Associate
Justice |
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| Office
Mailing Address |
Hampden Probate and Family Court
50 State St.
Springfield, MA 01103 |
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Secretary/Clerk
Telephone Number |
413-748-7772 |
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| Date
of Birth/Place of Birth |
01/19/50
Holyoke, MA |
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| Year
of Appointment/Governor |
1986
- Governor Michael Dukakis |
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| Prior
Judicial Offices (Dates): |
Hampden Division First Justice (1992-2003) |
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| Prior
Public Service |
Holyoke
School Committee 1975 - 1981, Chair 1980 - 1981
Chair Hampden-Hampshire Counties Advisory Board to the Massachusetts Commission
Against Discrimination (MCAD) 1982 - 1983 |
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| Prior
Professional Employment |
1975
- 1986 engaged in the general practice of law in Holyoke
and South Hadley at Davenport, Millane and Connon, which
became Ryan, Boudreau, Sacks and Kirkpatrick |
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| Education |
B.A.,
1971, School of Government and Public Administration of the
American University, Washington, D.C.
J.D., 1974, Suffolk University Law School, Boston |
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| Civic
Activities |
Board
of Directors, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts,
Massachusetts Chapter (1995 - 1998)
Life member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Massachusetts Bar Foundation |
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Professional
Organization
Memberships |
Boston
Bar Association
Estate Planning Council of Hampden County
Gender Equality Advisory Board to Massachusetts Trial Court
Hampden County Bar Association
-Probate Bench Committee
Hampshire Bar Association
Holyoke Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
-former member of Family Law Section Council
Massachusetts Judges Conference -
Board Member |
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| Publications |
"Trial
Court Issues Abuse Prevention Proceedings Guidelines," Volume
II, Number 2, Winter 1997, Newsletter: Association of
Family and Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts Chapter
"Massachusetts Becoming a Termination of Parental Rights Jurisdictional:
Didn't You Always Think It Was One?" Volume III, Number 1, Winter 1998, Newsletter:
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Massachusetts Chapter.
"Divorce Practice: A Beginner's Guide" Massachusetts Bar Association
Family Law Section Continuing Legal Education, May 1999 FLG99
Remarks on Joint Legal Custody, page 16
Alimony Waivers When Children Are Minors, page 21 |
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Judicial
Branch Committees
and Activities |
Former
member, Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Gender Equality
(Ad Hoc Committee on Standards of Chapter 209A Task Force)
Former member, Trial Court Gender Equality Advisory Board
Member, Supreme Judicial Court Juvenile Justice Commission's Task Force (1992
- 1994)
Probate and Family Court Department Committees:
-Pro Se Litigants Committee
-Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Committee
-Supervised Visitation Committee
-Chair, Steering Committee on Probate and Family Court Performance and Accountability
(2003-present)
Member, Judicial Advisory Committee to the Commissioner of the U.S. Office of
Child Support Enforcement (1997 - 2000)
Faculty Member for a variety of Flaschner Institute, Judicial Institute, M.C.L.E.,
Suffolk University Law School Advanced Legal Studies program, and other continuing
legal and judicial education programs.
Member of the
Administrative Office of the Trial Court Racial and Ethnic
Access and Fairness Advisory Board (2001 - 2003)
Massachusetts
Judges Conference - Board Member, Treasurer
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| Hobbies/Interests |
Downhill
Skiing, Photography, Reading and Travel |
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| Practice
Pointers for Lawyers Appearing Before You |
The
courtroom should have an atmosphere which allows cases to
proceed in a timely, proper, and respectful fashion. Counsel
can be very helpful in this regard by being fully prepared
in terms of paperwork and oral presentations, being on time
and having their clients and witnesses on time, and being
candid and to the point in responding to inquiries and requests
from the bench.
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