Roderick Ireland
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| Roderick Ireland | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| Title: | Chief Justice |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Deval Patrick |
| Active: | 1997-2014 |
| Chief: | 2010-present |
| Preceded by: | Margaret Marshall |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Lincoln University |
| Law School: | Columbia University Law School |
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Roderick L. Ireland is the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He has served on the court since 1997 and became it's Chief Justice on December 20, 2010.[1] His term ends in 2014, at the mandatory retirement age of 70.
Chief Justice nomination
On November 4, 2010, Governor Deval Patrick nominated Ireland to serve as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Ireland succeeds Margaret Marshall and is the first African-American to serve in that position. [2][3] Patrick swore Ireland in on December 20, 2010. [4]
Education
Ireland received his B.A. from Lincoln University, J.D. from Columbia University Law School, LL.M. from Harvard Law School, and Ph.D. in Law, Policy and Society from Northeastern University.[5]
Career
- 1997 Appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Court
- 2001-present Faculty member, New York University Law School
- 1990 Appointed to the Massachusetts Appeals Court
- 1978-present Adjunct Faculty member, Northeastern University School of Law
- 1977 Appointed to the Boston Juvenile Court
- 1977 Chairman, State Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicles Liability Policies and Bonds
- 1975-1977 Assistant Secretary, Chief Legal Counsel, Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance
- 1975 Lawyer, Burnahm, Stern & Shapiro
- 1974-1977 Part-time Legal Counsel, Roxbury District Court Clinic
- 1973-1975 Part-time Hearing Officer, Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
- 1971-1973 Chief Attorney and Deputy Director, Roxbury Defenders Committee
- 1970 Staff Attorney, Harvard Center for Law and Education[6][5][2]
Awards and Associations
- 2001 Judicial Excellence Award from the Massachusetts Bar Association and Lawyers Weekly Newspaper
- 1999 Judicial Excellence Award from the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
- 1998 Boston College Law School's St. Thomas More Award
- 1996 Judicial Excellence Award from the Massachusetts Judges Conference
- 1990 Haskell Cohn Distinguished Judicial Service Award from the Boston Bar Association
- 1982 Boston Covenant Peace Prize [5]
See also
External links
- Massachusetts Judicial Branch, Supreme Judicial Court
- Project Vote Smart, Associate Justice Roderick L. Ireland (MA)
- NYU Law, "Justice Roderick Ireland delivers 16th annual Breenan Lecture (VIDEO)", March 19, 2010
- Masslive.com, "Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court makes ruling that favors people charged with drunken driving", October 17, 2009
- BNET.com, "Justice Roderick Ireland names Massachusetts' first black Supreme Court justice", September 1, 1997
References
- ↑ The Gov Monitor, "Massachusetts Cheif Justice Roderick L. Ireland Sworn In," December 20, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Governor Deval Patrick, Press Release: Governor Patrick Announces Nomination of Esteemed Jurist as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court," November 4, 2010
- ↑ The Boston Globe, "SJC justice Ireland is Patrick's pick for chief," November 4, 2010
- ↑ Boston Globe "Ireland takes oath, becomes first black to lead Mass. high court", December 20, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Justice Roderick L. Ireland
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, Associate Justice Roderick L. Ireland (MA)
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