The Massachusetts Court System
SEARCH
The Massachusetts Court System
Images of Massachusetts Courthouses
About Us
Welcome
Introduction
Administrative Offices of the Trial Court Departments
Judges
Courts
Resources
Self Help Center
Site Index
Contact Us
Home
Home > About Us > Judges

Honorable Karyn F. Scheier


Title Chief Justice
   
Office Mailing Address Land Court
Three Pemberton Square
Boston, MA 02108
   
Secretary/Clerk
Telephone Number
617-788-7470
   
Date of Birth/Place of Birth 06/13/50  Boston, MA
   
Year of Appointment/Governor 1994 - Governor William Weld
   
Prior Judicial Offices (Dates):  
   
Prior Public Service  
   
Prior Professional Employment Sole Practitioner (1992 - 1993)
Associate and Partner, Hutchins and Wheeler (1982 - 1992)
Law Clerk, Land Court, Hon. John F. Fenton, Jr. (1980 - 1982)
Instructor, New England School of Law (1980 - 1983)
   
Education New England School of Law, 1979
Simmons College (B.A.) 1972
   
Civic Activities Board member, Weston METCO Scholarship Fund (1994 - 2004)
Weston METCO Community Coordinating Committee (1989 - 1994)
Board member, Land's Sake, Inc. (1985 - 2000)
Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Greater Boston Legal Services (1990 - 1994)
Board member, Weston Land Trust (1991 - 1994)
Board member, Hearth, Inc., formerly Committee to End Elder Homelessness (2001- present).
Board member, Max C. Rosenfeld Foundation (2000 - present)
   
Professional Organization
Memberships
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Women's Bar Association
National Association of Women Judges
Massachusetts Judges Conference
   
Publications "Practical Trial Evidence, Presumptions, MCLE
   
Judicial Branch Committees
and Activities
Trial Court Gender Equality Advisory Board, Vice-chair (1995 - 2001)
Subcommittee on Dispute Resolution Implementation;
Judges Paid Leave Bank Committee;
Judicial Orientation Planning Committee
   
Hobbies/Interests  
   
Practice Pointers for Lawyers Appearing Before You  

 


 

 
Administrative Office of the Trial Court Web Site Disclaimer
Comments, Questions or Suggestions? Email the Webmaster

Last Updated on July 13, 2012 8:44 AM