Michael F. Edgerton
Michael F. Edgerton is a former chief justice for the juvenile courts in Massachusetts.[1] He was appointed to the bench in 1994 by former Governor William F. Weld.[1] Edgerton retired from the court on July 30, 2014, when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.[2]
Education
Edgerton earned an undergraduate degree from St. Michael's College in 1966. He was awarded a J.D. in 1973 and a LL.M. in 1977 from the Suffolk University Law School.[1]
Career
- 2009-2014: Chief justice, Massachusetts Juvenile Courts
- 1996-2009: Associate justice, Essex County Juvenile Court
- 1982-1996: General counsel/Legal department manager, Trial Court
- 1979-1982: Legal counsel, Trial Court
- 1976-1978: Executive secretary, Chief justice of the Probate Courts
- 1973-1976: Attorney in private practice [1]
Awards and associations
- 1983-1996: Member, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
- 1991-1993: Chairman, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
- 1989-1991: Vice chairman, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
- 1983-1989: Treasurer, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Essex County Bar Association
- Fellow and Life member, Massachusetts Bar Foundation, Inc.
- Massachusetts Judges Conference[1]
See also
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Suffolk Juvenile Court, Massachusetts
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
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