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Barbara A. Dortch-Okara
Barbara A. Dortch-Okara was a Superior Court judge in Massachusetts.[1] She retired from this position in 2012.[2]
Education
Dortch-Okara received her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University. She earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School.[2]
Career
Dortch-Okara was an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court for 23 years, until her retirement in 2012. From 1984 to 1989, she was a justice of the Boston Municipal Court. Previously, she was associate general counsel of the Massachusetts Port Authority, attorney adviser for the Massachusetts office of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and assistant corporate counsel for the City of Boston.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2011: Trailblazer Award, Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association
- 2007: Judicial Excellence Award, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
- 1996: Honorary Doctor of Laws, New England Law School[2]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
