Roderick L. Ireland
| Roderick L. Ireland | |
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| Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 20, 2010 |
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| Nominated by | Deval Patrick |
| Preceded by | Margaret H. Marshall |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office 1997 – December 19, 2010 |
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| Nominated by | William Weld |
| Succeeded by | Fernande R.V. Duffly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1944 Springfield, Mass. |
| Alma mater | Lincoln University Columbia Law School Harvard Law School Northeastern University |
Roderick L. Ireland (born December 3, 1944[1]) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. He was nominated by Governor Deval Patrick on November 4, 2010.[2] Ireland was sworn in as Chief Justice on December 20, 2010.[3] He was previously an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, appointed in 1997 by Governor William Weld. Prior to that appointment, he served on the Massachusetts Court of Appeals. He is the first African-American chief justice of the Massachusetts high court.
Chief Justice Ireland graduated from Lincoln University with a B.A. in 1966, from Columbia Law School with a J.D. in 1969, from Harvard Law School with an LL.M. in 1975, and from Northeastern University's Law, Policy and Society Program with a Ph.D. in 1998.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: Justice Roderick L. Ireland
- ^ Boston Globe: Frank Phillips, "Patrick to name first African-American chief justice of SJC", November 4, 2010, accessed December 21, 2010
- ^ WBUR: "Ireland Is Sworn In As SJC Chief Justice," December 20, 2010, accessed December 21, 2010
- ^ GovMonitor: "Roderick L. Ireland Nominated Chief Justice Of The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court," November 4, 2010, accessed December 21, 2010
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| Preceded by Francis O'Connor |
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1997-December 19, 2010 |
Succeeded by Fernande R.V. Duffly |
| Preceded by Margaret H. Marshall |
Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court December 20, 2010–present |
Incumbent |
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