Judith J. Phillips
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Judith J. Phillips is an associate justice of the Franklin/Hampshire Juvenile Court in Massachusetts. She was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on April 19, 2011, and was confirmed by the Governor's Council on May 11, 2011. She succeeded retired Judge Lillian Miranda.[1][2] Phillips also serves on the Hampden County Juvenile Court.[3][4] She may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[5]
Education
Phillips received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany in 1985 and her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School in 1990.[1]
Career
Phillips previously served as an assistant attorney general, as an attorney for the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, and as an assistant regional counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Social Services. Prior to her judicial nomination in 2011, she was a solo practitioner in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1]
See also
- Massachusetts Juvenile Courts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Justices"
- Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Department"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Media-Newswire.com, "Governor Patrick Announces Judicial Nominations of Experienced Litigators to Superior Court and Franklin/Hampshire County Juvenile Court," April 19, 2011
- ↑ The Docket, "Gov’s Council roundup," May 11, 2011
- ↑ Information submitted via email by Judith Phillips on 12/16/2013
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Honorable Judith Phillips," accessed March 19, 2015
- ↑ 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
