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Michael Anderson (Massachusetts)
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Michael Anderson is a judge for the Nantucket Probate and Family Courts in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Governor Charlie Baker (R) appointed Anderson to the court on June 24, 2020, to replace Randy Jill Kaplan.[1]
Anderson is a former member of the Woburn City Council, representing Ward 4 in Massachusetts. He served from 2008 to 2020. He resigned in July 2020 when he was confirmed as a probate and family court judge.[2]
Biography
Anderson received a bachelor's in political science from Trinity College-Hartford and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. While in law school, he was a member of the Transnational Law Journal.
Prior to becoming a judge, Anderson was a member of the Woburn City Council and owner of the Law Office of Michael D. Anderson.[3]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Woburn, Massachusetts (2019)
General election
General election for Woburn City Council Ward 4
Incumbent Michael Anderson won election in the general election for Woburn City Council Ward 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 813 |
| Total votes: 813 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Footnotes
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
