Paul C. Dawley

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Paul C. Dawleywas the chief justice for the Massachusetts District Courts.[1] Dawley also served as the first justice for the Brockton District Court in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[2] He was appointed to the district court in 2001. Dawley left office in 2022.
Education
He earned an undergraduate degree from Tufts University and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.[1]
Career
- 2013-2018: Chief justice, Massachusetts District Courts
- 2004-2022: Regional administrative judge, Region 2, Massachusetts District Courts
- 2001-2022: Associate Justice, Justice and First Justice, Brockton District Court, Massachusetts
- Designated judge, drug lab cases, Plymouth County District Court
- Adjunct faculty member, substantive and criminal law courses, Stonehill College
- 1990-2001: Assistant district attorney and deputy first assistant district attorney, Plymouth County District Attorney's Office[1]
Awards and associations
- Chair, District Court Committee on Probation
See also
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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