Rachel E. Hershfang
Rachel E. Hershfang is a judge of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. She assumed office in 2021.
Gov. Charlie Baker (R) nominated Hershfang to the court on July 21, 2021, to replace Dalila Wendlandt.[1] The Governor's Council confirmed the nomination on August 18, 2021.[2]
Biography
Education
Hershfang received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1989 and her master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1992. She received her J.D. from Yale Law School in 1995.[1]
Career
- 2021-Present: Justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court
- 2008-2021: Senior trial attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- 2005-2008: Deputy chief of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, U.S. Attorney’s Office
- 2000-2008: Assistant United States attorney, United States Attorney’s Office
- 1999: Special assistant district attorney, Middlesex District Attorney’s Office
- 1996-2000: Litigation associate, Ropes & Gray[1]
See also
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
