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First Justice
Presiding Justice District Court
Appellate Division, Southern District |
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| Office
Mailing Address |
Edgartown District Court
P.O.Box 1284
Edgartown, MA 02539 |
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Secretary/Clerk
Telephone Number |
508-627-4622 |
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| Date
of Birth/Place of Birth |
03/24/50 Washington, D.C. |
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| Year
of Appointment/Governor |
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| Prior
Judicial Offices (Dates): |
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| Prior
Public Service |
Office
of the Attorney General, Western Massachusetts Division 1996
- 1999 (Director of Defensive Litigation 1998-1999, Deputy Chief
(1999) |
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| Prior
Professional Employment |
1977
- 1978; Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder and Carson (Ft. Lauderdale,
FL) - Associate
1978 - 1996; Brooks, Mulcahy, Sanborn and Williams (Partner,
1983 - 1996) 1996-1999; Office
of the Attorney General, Western Massachusetts Division (Director
of Defensive Litigation 1998-1999, Deputy Chief 1999)
1997-2001; Instructor, Bay Path College (Longmeadow, MA);
Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law (2000-2001) |
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| Education |
J.D.,
Washington and Lee University School of Law 1977
M.A., Queen Mary College, University of London 1973
B.A. McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College) 1972 |
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| Civic
Activities |
City
of Springfield Zoning Board of Appeals (1995-1996) |
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Professional
Organization
Memberships |
Life
Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation
Massachusetts Judges Conference
Massachusetts Bar Association |
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| Publications |
Washington
and Lee Law Review, Various (1975-1976) |
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Judicial
Branch Committees
and Activities |
Civil
Proceedings Committee (2001 - present) |
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