Angela M. Ordonez
Angela M. Ordonez is the first justice for the Norfolk Probate and Family Court in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She also serves as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts.[1] She was appointed as chief justice on July 16, 2013.[2] Ordonez was appointed to the bench in 2000 by former Governor Paul Cellucci.[3] She may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[4]
Education
Ordonez received an undergraduate degree in 1986 and a J.D. in 1989 from Northeastern University.[2]
Career
- 2013-2018: Chief justice, Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts
- 2000-2013: First justice, Norfolk County Probate and Family Court
- 1993-2000: Assistant register of probate, Suffolk County
- 1989-1993: Law clerk and attorney, Greater Boston Legal Services[3][5]
Awards and associations
- 2010: Distinguished jurist, Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers
- 2001: La Primeras Award, Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys[2]
See also
External links
- Massachusetts Court System, "Norfolk Probate and Family Court"
- Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Courts by County"
- Massachusetts Bar Association, "MBA and MAHA honor Chief Justice Ordoñez and the Associate Justice Maldonado," September 26, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Court Justices," accessed March 14, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Lowell Sun, "Judge Ordonez appointed chief justice of the Probate & Family Court," June 27, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Massachusetts Court System, "Judges, Honorable Angela M. Ordonez," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Judicial selection in Massachusetts
- ↑ Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Judicial Profiles, Ordonez, Angela," accessed December 2, 2013
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
