Associate Justice Christopher P. Hodgens

Appointed 2022
Justice Hodgens

Justice Hodgens graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a Bachelor of Arts in History. He then earned his Juris Doctor from New England School of Law with honors in 1992 where he served as Coordinating Editor of the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement.

After graduating law school, Justice Hodgens began his career as a law clerk for the Milford District Court, then the FDIC. From there he went on to become an Assistant District Attorney with the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. He served as Appeals Division Chief from 2002 to 2007 and from 2018 to 2022 served as Litigation Integrity Division Chief.

Justice Hodgens was appointed to the Appeals Court in December 2022 by Governor Charlie Baker.

A video recording of Justice Hodgens's ceremonial first Appeals Court oral argument sitting is available here.

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