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Susan L. Jacobs
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Susan L. Jacobs is an associate justice for the Norfolk Probate and Family Court in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[1][2] She was appointed to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on May 8, 2013.[3] Her nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council on July 3, 2013.[4] Jacobs may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[5]
Education
Jacobs received her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and her J.D. from the Boston University Law School.[3]
Career
From 1989 until she joined the Norfolk Probate and Family Court in 2013, Jacobs was a partner at the law firm of Volterra, Goldberg & Jacobs in Attleboro, Massachusetts.[3]
See also
- Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts counties
External links
- Massachusetts Court System, "Norfolk Probate and Family Court"
- Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Courts by County"
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Norfolk Probate and Family Court," accessed March 14, 2015
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Court Justices," accessed March 14, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Attleboro Patch.com, "Patrick Picks Attleboro Lawyer for Bench," May 10, 2013
- ↑ The Sun Chronicle, "Attorney with city ties cleared to be judge," July 4, 2013
- ↑ 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
