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Laurence D. Pierce
Laurence D. Pierce was an associate justice for the Massachusetts Superior Courts.[1] He was nominated to the court by former Governor Deval Patrick on January 15, 2014. His nomination was confirmed by the Governor's Council by a vote of 7-0, on February 19, 2014. His term expires when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.[2][3][4]
Education
Pierce earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard College, graduating cum laude, in 1976. He was awarded a J.D. from the Antioch School of Law in 1981.[2]
Career
- 2014-Present: Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Courts
- 2009-2014: Associate justice, Cambridge District Court
- 1998-2008: Partner, Choate Hall & Stewart[2]
See also
- Judges appointed by Deval Patrick
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Superior Courts
- Courts in Massachusetts
External links
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Justices"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Division"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Massachusetts Courthouses by County"
Footnotes
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Superior Court Justices," accessed April 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mass.Gov, "Press Release, Governor Patrick announces three trial court nominations," January 15, 2014
- ↑ Patrick McCabe's Governor's Council, "Superior, Laurence D. Pierce," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 6, 2014
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
