Shannon Frison
Shannon Frison is an associate justice for the Massachusetts Superior Courts.[1] She was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on November 21, 2012, to replace Judge Peter W. Agnes, Jr. Her nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council in February 2013.[2][3][4][5] Frison may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[6]
Education
Frison received her B.A. from Harvard University in 1992 and her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995.[2]
Military service
Frison is a former officer and lawyer in the U.S. Marine Corps.[2]
Career
Frison worked as a senior litigation associate with the Boston-based firm of Dwyer and Collora and as a sole practitioner prior to her judicial career. In 2009, she was appointed an associate justice of the Boston Municipal Court, Roxbury Division. She was appointed to the Massachusetts Superior Courts in 2012.[2]
Noteworthy events
Arrested on a charge of domestic assault and battery (2019)
Frison was arrested on September 8, 2019, after an altercation with her wife.[7] According to police reports, Frison grabbed her wife by the hair while she was holding the couple's four-year-old child.[7] A passerby called the police after witnessing a car, driven by Frison, following a woman who appeared in distress. William Kettlewell, Frison's attorney, said the couple was disappointed their private matter ended in criminal charges, and the judge looked forward to a quick resolution in court.[7] The Massachusetts Trial Courts placed Frison on administrative leave following the charges.[8]
On February 28, 2020, Frison entered a plea of admission to sufficient facts to support a guilty finding. Judge Michael L. Fabbri placed Frison on probation.[9]
See also
External links
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Justices"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Division"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Massachusetts Courthouses by County"
Footnotes
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Justices," accessed April 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Governor of Massachusetts, "Governor Patrick Announces Two Nominations to the Superior Court Bench," November 21, 2012
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Justices of the Boston Municipal Court," accessed April 12, 2015
- ↑ Sampan, "Governor Patrick announces nominations to the Superior Court and the Parole Board," February 8, 2013
- ↑ Mass. Lawyers Weekly, "Frison confirmed to Superior Court," February 28, 2013
- ↑ Judicial selection in Massachusetts
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Telegram, "Superior Court judge arrested in Hudson is placed on paid administrative leave," September 10, 2019
- ↑ MassLive, "Massachusetts Judge Shannon Frison placed on paid leave after domestic assault arrest," September 9, 2019
- ↑ Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Misconduct, accessed August 2, 2021
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
