Edward J. McDonough Jr.
Edward J. McDonough Jr. is an associate justice for the Massachusetts Superior Courts. Governor Charlie Baker (R) nominated him on June 10, 2020, and he assumed office in August of the same year.[1][2] He may serve on the court until he turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.
McDonough also served as a judge on the Massachusetts Appeals Court from 2017 to 2020. Gov. Charlie Baker (R) appointed him in July 2017.[3] McDonough joined the court on September 13, 2017, and resigned to take a position with the Massachusetts Superior Courts in August 2020.[1][4]
Prior to his judgeship on the Massachusetts Appeals Court, McDonough served his first term as an associate justice for the Massachusetts Superior Courts.[5] Gov. Deval Patrick (D) nominated McDonough on January 7, 2013. The Governor's Council confirmed McDonough's nomination on February 27, 2013.[6][7] He served in this position from 2013 to 2017.
Education
McDonough earned a B.A. in history from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1977. He obtained a J.D., magna cum laude, from the Western New England School of Law in Springfield in 1981. During his legal studies, McDonough qualified for the law review and served as a student law clerk at the law firm Egan, Flanagan & Cohen, P.C.[4]
Career
- 2020-Present: Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Courts
- 2017-2020: Judge, Massachusetts Appeals Court
- 2013-2017: Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Courts
- 1981-2013: Attorney, Egan, Flanagan & Cohen
See also
External links
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- Massachusetts Superior Court
- Massachusetts Superior Court Justices
- Massachusetts Appeals Court
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MASSLIVE, "Gov. Baker nominates Judge Edward McDonough of Longmeadow for return to Superior Court," June 10, 2020
- ↑ Mass.gov, "Associate Justice Edward McDonough," accessed September 4, 2020
- ↑ Mass.gov, "Governor Baker Nominates Western MA Superior Court Judge Edward McDonough to the Appeals Court and Bruce Melikian to Western MA District Court," July 12, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mass.gov, "Associate Justice Edward McDonough," accessed October 8, 2018
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Justices," accessed April 13, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Republican, "Edward McDonough of Longmeadow confirmed as Superior Court judge," February 27, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Republican Newsroom, "Springfield lawyer Edward McDonough nominated as Massachusetts Superior Court judge; Diana Maldonado nominated to Appeals Court," January 16, 2013
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