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The Federal Public Defender's Office represents individuals who cannot afford to hire a lawyer in federal criminal cases and related matters. The office is assigned to cases by the district courts in three districts (New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts), and by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
The district courts were established by Congress under Article III of the United States Constitution. The courts hear civil and criminal cases, and each is paired with a bankruptcy court. [2] Appeals from the district courts are made to one of the 13 courts of appeals, organized geographically. The number of district courts in a court of ...
Massachusetts District Court [5] Massachusetts Boston Municipal Court [6] Massachusetts Land Court [7] Massachusetts Housing Court [8] Massachusetts Juvenile Court [9] Massachusetts Probate and Family Court [10] Administrative courts. Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board [11] Massachusetts Division of Labor Relations [12] Federal courts located in ...
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; In office May 26, 1995 – January 1, 2018: Appointed by: Bill Clinton: Preceded by: new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089: Succeeded by: Myong J. Joun: Personal details; Born October 7, 1947 (age 77) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. Education: Boston College Harvard ...
In 2009, she was appointed to the Massachusetts District Court by Governor Deval Patrick and sworn in on September 17, 2010. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] On January 4, 2013, she was nominated to be a judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court [ 6 ] and confirmed to the position on January 24, 2013, in a 6–2 vote.
From 1801 to 1802, the District of Columbia and pieces of Maryland and Virginia formed the United States District Court for the District of Potomac, which was the first United States district court to cross state lines. During the same period, the United States District Court for the District of Norfolk was carved out of another piece of ...
Brooke courthouse in Boston houses the Administrative Office of the District Court Department Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse in Quincy Massachusetts judicial district map. The Massachusetts District Court (also known as the District Court Department of the Trial Court) is a trial court in Massachusetts that hears a wide range of criminal, civil ...
On April 28, 1992, Gorton was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts created by Section 203(a)(14) of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–650, 104 Stat. 5100).