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Denise L. Meagher
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Denise L. Meagher is the first justice of the Worcester Probate and Family Court in Worcester County, Massachusetts.[1] She was nominated to the court by former Governor Mitt Romney in April 2005.[2] Meagher may serve on the court until she turns the mandatory retirement age of 70.[3]
Education
Meagher received her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1984 and her J.D. from the Suffolk University Law School in 1987.[4]
Career
- 2005-Present: Associate/first justice, Worcester Probate and Family Court
- 1994-2005: Attorney in solo practice
- 1989-1994: Associate, Weinstein, Bernstein & Burwick
- 1988-1989: Assistant city solicitor, City of Worcester Law Department[4]
See also
- Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts counties
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Worcester Probate and Family Court"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Probate and Family Courts by County"
Footnotes
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
