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Barbara Hyland
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Barbara Hyland is an associate probate and family court justice for the Hampden Probate and Family Court in Hampden County, Massachusetts.[1] She was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on December 1, 2010.[2] Hyland may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[3]
Education
Hyland received her undergraduate degree from Westfield State College in 1978 and her J.D. from the Western New England College School of Law in 1983.[2]
Career
From 1987 until she joined the Hampden Probate and Family Court in 2010, Hyland maintained a law practice in Holyoke, Massachusetts, specializing in probate and family law.[2]
See also
- Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts counties
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Hampden Probate and Family Court"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Courts by County"
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Court Justices," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mass.gov: The official website of the Governor of Massachusetts, "Governor Patrick Announces Nomination of Experienced Holyoke Attorney to the Probate and Family Court," December 1, 2010
- ↑ Judicial selection in Massachusetts
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
