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Daniel J. Swords
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Daniel J. Swords is the first justice for the Hampden Juvenile Court in Hampden County, Massachusetts.[1] He was nominated to the court by former Governor William Weld in May 1994.[2] Swords may serve on the court until he turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[3]
Education
Swords received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross and his J.D. from the Western New England College School of Law.[4]
Career
Before he joined the Hampden Juvenile Court in 1994, Swords worked as an attorney in private practice. He also previously served as a prosecutor in the Hampden district attorney’s office from 1980 to 1982 and as a probation officer for the Springfield District Court from 1972 to 1980.[4]
See also
- Massachusetts Juvenile Courts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Justices"
- Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Department"
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Justices," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Two Chosen For Juvenile Court," May 2, 1994
- ↑ Judicial selection in Massachusetts
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mass Live.com, "Daniel Swords, Robert Kumor to be honored for judicial excellence by Mass. Judges Conference," October 26, 2009
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
