Linda S. Fidnick
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Linda S. Fidnick is the first justice for the Hampshire Probate and Family Court in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.[1] She was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick in January 2008 and was confirmed by the Governor's Council in February 2008.[2][3] Fidnick may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[4]
Education
Fidnick received her undergraduate degree from Smith College and her J.D. from the University of Connecticut.[5]
Career
Before she joined the Hampshire Probate and Family Court, Fidnick was a partner at the law firm of Burres, Fidnick & Booth in Amherst, Massachusetts.[2]
See also
- Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts
- Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts counties
External links
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Hampshire Probate and Family Court"
- The 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 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Two nominated for Probate Court seats," January 28, 2008
- ↑ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Fidnick confirmed as probate judge," February 11, 2008
- ↑ Judicial selection in Massachusetts
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Linda S. Fidnick," accessed April 4, 2015
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
