Brian R. Merrick
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Brian R. Merrick was the first justice of the Orleans District Court in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.[1] He was appointed to the bench in 1989 by former Governor Michael S. Dukakis.[2] His term expired on May 9, 2014, when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.[3][4][5]
Noteworthy events
Public reprimand for conducting legally insufficient plea hearings (2012)
On August 31, 2012, the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a public reprimand of Judge Brian R. Merrick. While sitting on the Orleans District Court, the commission found that Merrick did not follow procedural requirements when he accepted pleas from defendants who were charged with minor criminal motor vehicle offenses. According to the commission, Judge Merrick acknowledged he was not conducting plea hearings in a proper legal manner, but said he now conducts these hearings in accordance with the law.[6]
See also
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts District Courts
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- Barnstable County, "Barnstable County, Massachusetts Website," accessed May 30, 2014
- The Massachusetts Court System, "District Courts by County," accessed May 30, 2014
- The Massachusetts Court System, "The Massachusetts Court System, Website," accessed May 30, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ www.mass.gov, "The Massachusetts Court System, Orleans District Court, Judges Lobby," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Judicial Profiles, Merrick, Brian R.," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ The American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States, Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 6, 2014
- ↑ www.mass.gov, "The Administration, Judicial Vacancies, Future Mandatory Retirements," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ Cape Cod Times, "Orleans judge ends career with style and humor," My 10, 2014
- ↑ www.mass.gov, "Massachusetts, Commission on Judicial Conduct, Press Releases," August 31, 2012, accessed December 6, 2013
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
