On Wednesday May 29, 2024, at a ceremony in the Seven Justice Courtroom of the John Adams Courthouse in Boston, the portrait of the late Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants was presented to the Supreme Judicial Court.
Speakers: Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd; Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey; retired Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland; Northeastern University School of Law Professor Deborah A. Ramirez, widow of the late Chief Justice Gants.
Presentation of the Portrait: Attorney Roger Michel delivered remarks and presented the portrait to the Court. Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justice Frank M. Gaziano accepted the portrait on behalf of the Court.