The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court recently announced the appointment of Geoffrey R. Bok of Boston to the Board of Bar Examiners for a five-year term, ending on September 30, 2010, in accordance with G.L. c. 221, §35. The Justices also appointed Board member Robert J. Muldoon, Jr. of Arlington as Chair.

        The Board of Bar Examiners, consisting of five members appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court, makes rules with reference to examinations for admission to the Massachusetts bar and the qualifications of applicants, in accordance with SJC Rule 3:01. The Board prepares, administers, and grades the bar examinations, evaluates applicants' requirements, and issues reports to the Supreme Judicial Court.

           Mr. Bok is a partner in the Boston law firm of Stoneman, Chandler & Miller LLP where he focuses on labor and employment law and on school litigation matters. Prior to joining the firm in 1995, he worked for four years at the Boston-based firm of Lane & Altman. He began his legal career in 1987 at Ropes and Gray in Boston. Mr. Bok has been a reader for the Massachusetts Bar Examinations since 1989, and has assisted in drafting bar examination questions and designing the current grading procedure for the examinations. He received a J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School and a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University. He also studied at St. Stephen's College in Delhi, India. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

           As the new Chair, Mr. Muldoon fills the position previously held by Edward J. Barshak, whose term has expired. A partner in the Boston firm of Sherin and Lodgen, Mr. Muldoon practices in the Litigation Department, concentrating in commercial law. Before joining Sherin and Lodgen in 1982, he had worked, since 1966, in the firm of Withington, Cross, Park & Groden. He graduated from Boston College Law School with an LL.B. degree, and earned an M.A. degree and a B.A. degree from Boston College. The recipient of numerous professional awards and honors, he is a member of the Boston Bar Association and the American Law Institute. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He served as President of Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners, which he chaired from 1985 to 1986.