Herman J. Smith, Jr.

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Herman J. Smith Jr.

Prior offices:

Massachusetts Superior Court

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Education

Bachelor's

Gordon College, 1970

Law

Boston University School of Law, 1974

Herman J. Smith, Jr. was a Superior Court judge in Massachusetts. He retired from this position in late 2012.

Education

Smith received his undergraduate degree from Gordon College in 1970. He earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1974.

Career

• 1994-2012: Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court
• 1990-1994: Associate justice, Housing Court, City of Boston Division
• 1979-1990: Associate clinical professor, Boston University School of Law

Awards and associations

• Member, Massachusetts Judges Conference
• Member, Massachusetts Black Judges Conference
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Christian Legal Society
• 1970 Alumnus of the Year, Gordon College

Footnotes

Massachusetts courts

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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