Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Roderick L. Ireland (born December 3, 1944) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. He was nominated by Governor Deval Patrick on November 4, 2010. Ireland was sworn in as Chief Justice on December 20, 2010. 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 from 1990-1997 and the Boston Juvenile Court from 1977-1990. He was appointed to both courts by Governor Michael Dukakis. He is the first African-American associate justice and also 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.Previous Legal Employment: (1969) Staff Attorney,Neighborhood Legal Services; (1970) Harvard Center forLaw and Education; (1971–74) Chief Attorney, DeputyDirector and Executive Director, Roxbury DefendersCommittee; (1975–77) Chief Counsel, Executive Office ofAdministration & Finance; (1977) Chairman, Bd. ofAppeals on Motor Vehicle Liability, Policies and BondsTeaching Positions: (1978–present) NortheasternUniversity School of Criminology and Criminal Justice; (2001–present) New York University School of Law Appellate Judges Seminar; (1978-2004) Northeastern University School of Law; (1982-1983) Boston University School of Law; (1975) University of Massachusetts; (1972-1977) Harvard University Law SchoolCourt-Related Activities: Chair, Supreme Judicial CourtCommittee on Fee-Generating Appointments; Chair,Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Delay in ChildCustody Cases; (1990–present) Program Chair, JudicialYouth Corps.Professional Associations: Mass. Black Judges Conference;Mass. Bar Assn.; Boston Bar Assn.; American LawInstitutes Restatement on Employment LawCivic Activities: Bd. of Visitors, Columbia Law School;Corporate Member, Northeastern Univ.; Eliot Church ofRoxburyPublished Works: Volume 44-44A, Mass. Practice Series,Juvenile Law (2d edition, 2006), originally published asVol. 44. (1993, Supp. 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013); "The Roxbury Defenders Committee: Reflections on the Early Years," 95 Massachusetts Law Review 153 (2013); "In Goodridge's Wake: Reflections on the Political, Public, and Personal Repercussions of the Massachusetts Same-Sex Marriage Cases," 85 New York University Law Review (2010); "How We Do It InMassachusetts: An Overview of How the MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court Interprets its State Constitutionto Address Contemporary Legal Issues," 38 Val. U.L. Rev.405 (2004)Hobbies and Interests: Jazz; Walking; Antiques; Sports;ReadingHonors and Awards: Haskell Cohn Judicial ExcellenceAward, Boston Bar Assn., 1990; Award for JudicialExcellence, Mass. Judges Conference, 1996; JudicialExcellence, Mass. Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1999;Excellence in the Law Award, Mass. Bar Assn. and Mass.Lawyer’s Weekly, 2001; Great Friend of Justice Award,Mass. Bar Foundation, 2008Editor’s Note: Also admitted to New York Bar (1970). }
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- Roderick_L._Ireland abstract "Roderick L. Ireland (born December 3, 1944) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. He was nominated by Governor Deval Patrick on November 4, 2010. Ireland was sworn in as Chief Justice on December 20, 2010. 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 from 1990-1997 and the Boston Juvenile Court from 1977-1990. He was appointed to both courts by Governor Michael Dukakis. He is the first African-American associate justice and also 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.Previous Legal Employment: (1969) Staff Attorney,Neighborhood Legal Services; (1970) Harvard Center forLaw and Education; (1971–74) Chief Attorney, DeputyDirector and Executive Director, Roxbury DefendersCommittee; (1975–77) Chief Counsel, Executive Office ofAdministration & Finance; (1977) Chairman, Bd. ofAppeals on Motor Vehicle Liability, Policies and BondsTeaching Positions: (1978–present) NortheasternUniversity School of Criminology and Criminal Justice; (2001–present) New York University School of Law Appellate Judges Seminar; (1978-2004) Northeastern University School of Law; (1982-1983) Boston University School of Law; (1975) University of Massachusetts; (1972-1977) Harvard University Law SchoolCourt-Related Activities: Chair, Supreme Judicial CourtCommittee on Fee-Generating Appointments; Chair,Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Delay in ChildCustody Cases; (1990–present) Program Chair, JudicialYouth Corps.Professional Associations: Mass. Black Judges Conference;Mass. Bar Assn.; Boston Bar Assn.; American LawInstitutes Restatement on Employment LawCivic Activities: Bd. of Visitors, Columbia Law School;Corporate Member, Northeastern Univ.; Eliot Church ofRoxburyPublished Works: Volume 44-44A, Mass. Practice Series,Juvenile Law (2d edition, 2006), originally published asVol. 44. (1993, Supp. 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013); "The Roxbury Defenders Committee: Reflections on the Early Years," 95 Massachusetts Law Review 153 (2013); "In Goodridge's Wake: Reflections on the Political, Public, and Personal Repercussions of the Massachusetts Same-Sex Marriage Cases," 85 New York University Law Review (2010); "How We Do It InMassachusetts: An Overview of How the MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court Interprets its State Constitutionto Address Contemporary Legal Issues," 38 Val. U.L. Rev.405 (2004)Hobbies and Interests: Jazz; Walking; Antiques; Sports;ReadingHonors and Awards: Haskell Cohn Judicial ExcellenceAward, Boston Bar Assn., 1990; Award for JudicialExcellence, Mass. Judges Conference, 1996; JudicialExcellence, Mass. Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1999;Excellence in the Law Award, Mass. Bar Assn. and Mass.Lawyer’s Weekly, 2001; Great Friend of Justice Award,Mass. Bar Foundation, 2008Editor’s Note: Also admitted to New York Bar (1970)".