Megan H. Christopher
Megan H. Christopher is a probate and family court associate justice for the Suffolk Probate and Family Court in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.[1] She was nominated by former Governor Deval Patrick on February 22, 2012, and was confirmed by the Governor's Council in April 2012.[2][3][4] She may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[5]
Education
Christopher received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College in 1977 and her J.D. from the Northeastern School of Law in 1989.[2]
Career
Christopher spent twenty-two years as an attorney at MetroWest Legal Services. She served as a supervising attorney there prior to joining the Suffolk Probate and Family Court in 2012.[2]
Awards and associations
- President, MetroWest Bar Association
- Member, Probate and Family Court Bench Committee on Rules[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"
- Office of the Massachusetts Governor, "Press Release: Governor Patrick Announces Probate and Family Court Judicial Nominations," February 22, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Court Justices," accessed March 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Office of the Massachusetts Governor, "Press Release: Governor Patrick Announces Probate and Family Court Judicial Nominations," February 22, 2012
- ↑ Metrowest Legal Services, "Governor's Council confirms Megan Christopher as circuit judge," April 20, 2012
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Honorable Megan Christopher," accessed March 16, 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
