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Peter Smola
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Peter Smola is a probate and family court justice for the Bristol Probate and Family Court in Bristol County, Massachusetts.[1][2] He was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on May 8, 2013, and was confirmed by the Governor's Council on July 3, 2013. Smola was sworn into office on August 16, 2013.[3][4][5]
Education
Smola received his undergraduate degree from Clark University in 1972 and his J.D. from the New England School of Law in 1978.[4]
Career
Before he became a judge, Smola worked as an attorney in private practice in New Bedford, Massachusetts, specializing in domestic, estate, and worker's compensation law.[4]
See also
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts counties
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- Massachusetts Court System, "Bristol Probate and Family Court"
- Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Courts by County"
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Court Justices," accessed March 14, 2015
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Bristol Probate and Family Court," accessed March 14, 2015
- ↑ SouthCoast Today.com, "Smola nominated as associate justice of Bristol County Probate and Family Court," May 9, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SouthCoast Today.com, "SouthCoast attorney Smola confirmed as Probate and Family Court judge," July 4, 2013
- ↑ SouthCoast Today.com, "Peter Smola, 'a New Bedford kid,' sworn-in as Family and Probate Court judge," August 17, 2013
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
