Janet Kenton-Walker
Janet Kenton-Walker is an associate justice for the Massachusetts Superior Courts.[1] She was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick in March 2009.[2][3] Her nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council in April 2009.[4] Kenton-Walker may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[5]
Education
Kenton-Walker received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College and her J.D. from the Suffolk University Law School.[2]
Career
Prior to her judicial career, Kenton-Walker was of-counsel with the Boston Law Collaborative, LLC.[2]
Noteworthy cases
Judge acquits mother of murder
Judge Janet Kenton-Walker acquitted Erika Murray of second-degree murder after two neglected children and the remains of three infants were found in her home. Murray was also acquitted of child endangerment charges but convicted of assault and battery on a child. Kenton-Walker previously dropped another murder charge against Murray, stating there wasn't enough evidence to prove one of the infants had been born alive.[6]
Kenton-Walker said the case was a “senseless, tragic story about a dysfunctional parent and her family.” According to the Boston Globe, the judge said she found Murray "not guilty of reckless endangerment because it could not be proven she was aware how dangerous the children’s living conditions had become. Her mental condition prevented her from processing information[.]"[6]
See also
External links
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Justices"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Division"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Massachusetts Courthouses by County"
Footnotes
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Justices," accessed April 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Suffolk Voice, "Deval Patrick Nominates Suffolk Alum to MA Superior Court," March 24, 2009
- ↑ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Honorable Janet Kenton-Walker," accessed April 13, 2015
- ↑ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Council confirms four for judgeships," April 20, 2009
- ↑ Judicial selection in Massachusetts
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Boston Globe, "Erika Murray found not guilty of murder in Blackstone ‘house of horrors’ case," Updated June 20, 2019
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
