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'''Robert B. Gordon''' is an associate justice for the [[Massachusetts Superior Courts]].<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/trial-court/sc/sc-judges-judicial-officers-gen.html ''The Massachusetts Court System'', "Superior Court Justices," accessed April 12, 2015]</ref> He was nominated to the court by former Governor [[Judges appointed by Deval Patrick|Deval Patrick]] on December 18, 2012, and his nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council on January 23, 2013, by a vote of 8-0.<ref name=governor>[https://sites.google.com/a/patrickmccabegovernorscouncil.com/mccabepatrickgovernorscouncil/attorney ''Patrick McCabe's Governor's Council'', "Robert Gordon," accessed December 18, 2013]</ref><ref name=resume>[https://sites.google.com/a/patrickmccabegovernorscouncil.com/mccabepatrickgovernorscouncil/attorney ''Patrick McCabe's Governor's Council,'' "Robert Gordon, Resume," accessed December 18, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://masslawyersweekly.com/the-docket-blog/2013/01/23/two-confirmed-to-superior-court/ ''MA Lawyers Weekly'', "Two confirmed to Superior Court," January 23, 2013]</ref> His term expires when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141006163007/http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state=MA ''The American Judicature Society'', "Judicial Selection in the States, Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 6, 2014]</ref>  
'''Robert B. Gordon''' is an associate justice for the [[Massachusetts Superior Courts]].<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/trial-court/sc/sc-judges-judicial-officers-gen.html ''The Massachusetts Court System'', "Superior Court Justices," accessed April 12, 2015]</ref> He was nominated to the court by former Governor [[Judges appointed by Deval Patrick|Deval Patrick]] on December 18, 2012, and his nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council on January 23, 2013, by a vote of 8-0.<ref name=governor>[https://sites.google.com/a/patrickmccabegovernorscouncil.com/mccabepatrickgovernorscouncil/attorney ''Patrick McCabe's Governor's Council'', "Robert Gordon," accessed December 18, 2013]</ref><ref name=resume>[https://sites.google.com/a/patrickmccabegovernorscouncil.com/mccabepatrickgovernorscouncil/attorney ''Patrick McCabe's Governor's Council,'' "Robert Gordon, Resume," accessed December 18, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://masslawyersweekly.com/the-docket-blog/2013/01/23/two-confirmed-to-superior-court/ ''MA Lawyers Weekly'', "Two confirmed to Superior Court," January 23, 2013]</ref> His term expires when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141006163007/http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state=MA ''The American Judicature Society'', "Judicial Selection in the States, Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 6, 2014]</ref>  


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Robert B. Gordon
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Massachusetts Superior Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Education
Bachelor's
Wesleyan University, 1983
Law
University of Michigan Law School, 1986


Robert B. Gordon is an associate justice for the Massachusetts Superior Courts.[1] He was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on December 18, 2012, and his nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council on January 23, 2013, by a vote of 8-0.[2][3][4] His term expires when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.[5]

Education

Gordon earned his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1983 and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 1986.[3]

Career

Awards and associations

Associations

  • 1997-2007: Elected member, School Committee, Town of Wayland
  • Speaker, MCLE, MBA and BBA conferences on labor and employment law
  • Member, Advisory Board, New England Legal Foundation

Awards

  • 2012: Top 100 Lawyers in Boston, Boston Magazine
  • 2011: Top 100 Lawyers in New England, Boston Magazine
  • 2010: PLC Which Lawyer
  • 2009: Fellow, College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
  • 2006-2010: The Best Lawyers in America
  • 2005-2010: Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • 2004-2014: Massachusetts Super Lawyers[3]

Approach to the law

During his hearing before the Governor's Council in January 2013, Gordon was asked whether he believed the Second Amendment applied to Massachusetts residents. Gordon stated:

“ I think the Second Amendment, even as it has evolved, how it is evolving, we are going to see, yes there is a right. It attaches to individuals, but it will be subject to some restrictions. . . I am sure everyone in the room [was] nauseated by Sandy Hook, but that doesn’t give fair warrant to trumping on the Constitution. . .[6][7] ”

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Justices," accessed April 12, 2015
  2. ↑ Patrick McCabe's Governor's Council, "Robert Gordon," accessed December 18, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Patrick McCabe's Governor's Council, "Robert Gordon, Resume," accessed December 18, 2013
  4. ↑ MA Lawyers Weekly, "Two confirmed to Superior Court," January 23, 2013
  5. ↑ The American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States, Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 6, 2014
  6. ↑ Wicked Local Wayland, "Former School Committee member looking to become judge," January 17, 2013
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

Massachusetts courts

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

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