Joan Armstrong
Joan Armstrong is a probate and family court associate justice for the Suffolk Probate and Family Court in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.[1] She was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on July 23, 2008.[2] Armstrong may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[3]
Education
Armstrong received her undergraduate degree from Drew University and her J.D. from the Suffolk University Law School.[2]
Career
Before she joined the Suffolk Probate and Family Court, Armstrong was a partner at the law firm of Murtha Cullina LLP, where she also served as chair of the Probate and Family Law Department for sixteen years.[2]
See also
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- Massachusetts Court System, "Suffolk Probate and Family Court"
- Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Courts by County"
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Court Justices," accessed March 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mass.gov: Office of Deval Patrick, the Governor of Massachusetts, "Governor Patrick Nominates Three Highly Regarded Practitioners and Accomplished Judge to Fill Probate and Family Court Vacancies," July 23, 2008
- ↑ Judicial selection in Massachusetts
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
