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George F. Phelan
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George F. Phelan is a former probate and family court associate justice for the Nantucket Probate and Family Court in Nantucket County, Massachusetts.[1] He was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick in November 2009, to fill the vacancy created by Angela M. Ordonez's nomination to the Norfolk Probate and Family Court.[2] Phelan's nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council in December 2009, and he was sworn into office in July 2010.[3][4] He left office in September 2020.[5]
Education
Phelan received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, his master's in city planning from the Ohio State University, and his J.D. from the New England School of Law.[4]
Military service
Phelan started his law career in the U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps. Prior to his confirmation, Phelan, a U.S. Army colonel, served in Afghanistan and as a rule of law advisor for the U.S. State Department in Iraq.[3]
Career
Before he joined the Nantucket Probate and Family Court, Phelan maintained a solo practice in Fall River, Massachusetts, specializing in probate, family, and elder law.[3]
See also
- Nantucket County, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Court Justices," accessed March 15, 2015
- ↑ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Patrick taps two for judgeships," November 3, 2009
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Herald News, "Fall River attorney Phelan has Probate Court nomination confirmed," December 3, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Herald News, "Fall River attorney sworn in as judge," July 28, 2010
- ↑ Mass.gov, "Current and upcoming 2020 vacancies", accessed November 2, 2020
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
