Joan M. McMenemy
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Joan M. McMenemy is the first justice for the Berkshire Juvenile Court in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.[1] She was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on July 8, 2010, and was confirmed by the Governor's Council later that year.[2][3][4] McMenemy may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[5]
Education
McMenemy received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College in 1988 and her J.D. from the Suffolk University Law School in 1993.[2]
Career
From 1994 until she joined the Berkshire Juvenile Court in 2010, McMenemy served as a prosecutor in the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. She served as a second assistant district attorney from 2005 to 2010, as the chief of the Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit from 2005 to 2010, and as a superior court prosecutor from 1999 to 2010.[2][4]
See also
- Massachusetts Juvenile Courts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Justices"
- Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Department"
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Justices," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Joan M. McMenemy," January 27, 2012
- ↑ Mass.gov: Official Website of the Governor of Massachusetts, "Governor Patrick announces judicial nomination to Berkshire Juvenile Court," July 8, 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Berkshire Eagle, "McMenemy's confirmation predicted," August 9, 2010
- ↑ 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
