Robert B. Foster
Robert B. Foster is an associate justice for the Massachusetts Land Courts in Massachusetts.[1] He was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on September 27, 2011, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Charles W. Trombly, Jr.[2] His nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council on October 26, 2011.[3] Foster may serve on the court until he turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[4]
Education
Foster received his undergraduate degree from Haverford College in 1979 and his J.D. from the Harvard Law School in 1992.[2]
Career
From 1993 until he joined the Massachusetts Land Courts in 2011, Foster worked as a litigation attorney for the firm of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster in Boston, Massachusetts. He also previously served as a judicial law clerk for Justice Herbert P. Wilkins of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.[2]
See also
- Massachusetts Land Courts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts counties
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Land Court Department"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Land Court Justices"
Footnotes
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Land Court Justices," accessed March 21, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mass.gov: Office of the Governor of Massachusetts, "Governor Patrick Nominates Experienced Litigators as Associate Justices of Appeals and Land Courts," September 27, 2011
- ↑ The Metro West Daily News, "Natick resident confirmed as Land Court judge," October 28, 2011
- ↑ 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