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Heidi Brieger
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Heidi Brieger was the chief justice for the Massachusetts Superior Court from 2012 to 2023.[1] She was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on June 5, 2012, and was confirmed by the Governor's Council, on a vote of 6-1, on June 23, 2012.[2]She may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[3] In June 2021, Brieger was appointed to the office of chief justice of the court for a five-year term.[4] [5]
Education
Brieger received her undergraduate degree from Smith College in 1979 and a master's degree from Claremont College in 1982. She earned her J.D. from the Boston College Law School, graduating cum laude, in 1986.[2]
Career
- 2012-Present: Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court
- 2021-2023: Chief justice, Massachusetts Superior Court
- 2012-2021: Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court
- 1992-2012: U.S. Attorney's Office, Massachusetts
- 2007-2012: Chief, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force
- 2004-2007: Assistant U.S. attorney, Organized Crime Strike Force
- 2004-2012: Former chair, Substantial Assistance Committee
- 1992-2004: Assistant U.S. attorney, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force
- 1987-1990: Attorney, Hale and Dorr
- 1986-1987: Law clerk to former Chief Judge Andrew A. McCaffrey, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2004: Recipient, National Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Award for Outstanding Prosecution[2]
Associations
- Lecturer/instructor, Department of Justice Advanced Trial Advocacy, National Advocacy Center
- Instructor, Department of Justice Trial Advocacy Training, Ukraine
- Former member, United States District Court Crack Cocaine Re-Sentencing Committee
- Former participant, Kids Court Program
- Former instructor, Trooper Training Program, Massachusetts State Police Academy
- Former member, Hale and Dorr Hiring Committee
- Former pro bono counsel, Volunteer Lawyer's Project
- Former pro bono counsel, Judicial Consent for Minors Program, Women's Bar Association[2]
See also
External links
- Wicked Local Hingham, "Hingham woman takes seat on Superior Court bench," July 26, 2012
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Division"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Massachusetts Courthouses by County"
Footnotes
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Honorable Carol S. Ball," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Patrick McCabe's Governor's Council, "Superior, Attorney Heidi Brieger," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ Judicial selection in Massachusetts
- ↑ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey Appoints Honorable Heidi E. Brieger Chief Justice of the Superior Court," June 3, 2021
- ↑ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Ricciuti appointed as Superior Court chief justice," December 13, 2023
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
