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Kenneth V. Desmond, Jr.
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2016 - Present
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Kenneth V. Desmond, Jr. is an associate justice on the Massachusetts Appeals Court.[1] He was appointed to this court in July 2016 by Republican Governor Charlie Baker. His term expires when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.
Desmond was previously a justice on the Massachusetts Superior Courts.[2] He was nominated to this court by former Governor Deval Patrick on November 26, 2012, to succeed Elizabeth B. Donovan, and his nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council, by a vote of 5-1, on December 19, 2012.[3]
Education
Desmond received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University in 1985 and his J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1990.[3]
Career
- 2016-Present: Associate Justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court
- 2013-2016: Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Courts
- 2007-2013: Presiding justice, Dorchester Drug Court (a division of the Boston Municipal Court)
- 2005-2013: Associate justice, Boston Municipal Court
- 1997-2005: Deputy chief legal counsel, Middlesex County Sheriff's Department
- 1990-1997: Assistant district attorney, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office[3]
Awards and associations
Associations
- 2005-Present: Member, Massachusetts Black Judges Conference
- 2005-Present: Member, Massachusetts Judges Conference
- 1999-2005: Former hearing member, Board of Bar Overseers
- 1990-Present: Member and former president, Boston College Black Alumni Network
- Member, Board of Governors, Tufts Medical Center
- Volunteer, Adopt-a-School Program
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member, Flaschner Judicial Institute
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association[3]
Awards
- 2005: Recipient, Service Award, Middlesex County Sheriff's Office
- 1996 and 2012: Recipient, Community Involvement Award, North Shore Black Women's Association Community[3]
See also
External links
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Officeholder Massachusetts Appeals Court |
Footnotes
- ↑ Telegram.com, "Judge Lemire nominated to state Appeals Court," July 27, 2016
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Honorable Kenneth V. Desmond, Jr.," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Patrick McCabe's Governor's Council, "Superior, Judge Kenneth Desmond Jr.," accessed December 19, 2013
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
