Patrick W. Stanton
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Patrick W. Stanton is a probate and family court associate justice for the Plymouth Probate and Family Court in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[1][2] He was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on February 22, 2012, and was confirmed by the Governor's Council in March 2012.[3][4] Stanton may serve on the court until he turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[5]
Education
Stanton received his A.A. from Massasoit Community College in 1987, his undergraduate degree from Stonehill College in 1990 and his J.D. from the Suffolk University School of Law in 1993.[3]
Career
From 1994 until he joined the Plymouth Probate and Family Court in 2012, Stanton worked as an attorney in his solo practice. He also previously served as a license commissioner for the City of Brockton, Massachusetts, from 1997 to 2003.[3]
See also
- Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts counties
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- Massachusetts Court System, "Plymouth 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 14, 2015
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Plymouth Probate and Family Court," accessed March 14, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Office of the Massachusetts Governor, "Press Release: Governor Patrick Announces Probate and Family Court Judicial Nominations," February 22, 2012
- ↑ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Council confirms two Probate Court judges," April 2, 2012
- ↑ 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
