Massachusetts Appeals Court

Massachusetts Appeals Court
Court information
Judges:	25
Judicial selection
Method:	Gubernatorial appointment with confirmation
Term:	Until age 70
Active judges
Phillip Rapoza  •  Elspeth Cypher  •  Joseph Grasso  •  Marc Kantrowitz  •  Janis Berry  •  Scott Kafker  •  Cynthia Cohen  •  David Mills  •  Mark Green  •  Joseph Trainor  •  Malcolm Graham  •  Gary Katzmann  •  Ariane Vuono  •  Andrew Grainger  •  William Meade  •  Mitchell Sikora  •  Peter Rubin  •  Gabrielle Wolohojian  •  Diana L. Maldonado  •  Peter W. Agnes, Jr.  •  Judd J. Carhart  •  Francis R. Fecteau  •  Sydney Hanlon  •  James Milkey  •  Mary T. Sullivan  •

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The Massachusetts Appeals Court is the intermediate appellate court in Massachusetts.

Justices

Judges of the Massachusetts Appeals Court are referred to as "justices".

Judge	Term	Division	Appointed by	Party
Chief Justice Phillip Rapoza	2006-present
Associate Justice Elspeth Cypher	2000-present		Gov. Paul Cellucci
Associate Justice Joseph Grasso	2001-present		Gov. Paul Cellucci
Associate Justice Marc Kantrowitz	2001-present		Gov. Paul Cellucci
Associate Justice Janis Berry	2001-present		Gov. Paul Cellucci
Associate Justice Scott Kafker	2001-present		Gov. Paul Cellucci
Associate Justice Cynthia Cohen	2001-present		Gov. Paul Cellucci
Associate Justice David Mills	2001-present		Gov. Jane Swift
Associate Justice Mark Green	2001-present		Gov. Jane M. Swift
Associate Justice Joseph Trainor	2001-present		Gov. Jane Swift
Associate Justice Malcolm Graham	2004-present		Gov. Mitt Romney
Associate Justice Gary Katzmann	2004-Present		Gov. Mitt Romney
Associate Justice Ariane Vuono	2006-present		Gov. Mitt Romney
Associate Justice Andrew Grainger	2006-present		Gov. Mitt Romney
Associate Justice William Meade	2006-present		Gov. Mitt Romney
Associate Justice Mitchell Sikora	2006-present		Gov. Mitt Romney
Associate Justice Peter Rubin	2008-present		Gov. Deval Patrick
Associate Justice Gabrielle Wolohojian	2008-present		Gov. Deval Patrick
Associate justice Diana L. Maldonado	2013-Present		Gov. Deval Patrick
Associate justice Peter W. Agnes, Jr.	2011-Present		Gov. Deval Patrick
Associate Justice Judd J. Carhart	2010-present		Gov. Deval Patrick
Associate Justice Francis R. Fecteau	2008-present		Gov. Deval Patrick
Associate Justice Sydney Hanlon	2009-present		Gov. Deval Patrick
Associate Justice James Milkey	2009-present		Gov. Deval Patrick
Associate Justice Mary T. Sullivan	2011-present		Gov. Deval Patrick

References

• Justices of the Massachusetts Appeals Court
• Website of the Massachusetts Appeals Court