Fernande Duffly
| Fernande Duffly | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Deval Patrick |
| Active: | 2011-present |
| Past post: | Massachusetts Appeals Court |
| Past term: | 2000 - 2011 |
| Past position: | Judge |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | University of Connecticut, 1973 |
| Law School: | Harvard Law School, 1978 |
Fernande R.V. Duffly is a justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Court. She was appointed to this position by Governor Patrick on December 21, 2010 and was confirmed in February of 2011.[1][2][3]
Supreme Court nomination
In December 2010, Governor Deval Patrick selected Duffly to serve as a justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Her appointment comes following the elevation of Roderick Ireland as Chief Justice on the court. [4] Her nomination was confirmed 4-3 (with one recusal) by the Governor's Executive Council on January 26, 2011. When she is sworn in, Duffly will become the first Asain-American to serve the court. [5]
Education
Judge Duffly received her B.A. degree from the University of Connecticut in 1973 and her J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1978.[1]
Legal career
After law school, Judge Duffly joined the Boston law firm Warner and Stackpole. She then became a justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court on February 15, 2000. In December of 2010, she was promoted to the Supreme Court.[1]
External links
- Justices of the MA Appeals Court
- MA Appeals Court website
- Color Magazine, "Q&A with Justice Fernande Duffy," 2011
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Duffly biography
- ↑ Boston.com, "Gov. Patrick picks Duffly for Mass. Supreme Court," December 21, 2010
- ↑ Asian American Press, "Duffly Confirmed to Massachusetts Supreme Court," February 17, 2011
- ↑ Gazettnet.com, "Gov. Patrick picks appeals judge Fernande Duffly for Supreme Judicial Court," December 22, 2010
- ↑ State House News Service "Council confirms Cambridge resident Duffly 4-3, furthering Patrick's mark on high court", January 26, 2011
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