Judith Cowin
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Judith Cathy Arnold Cowin is a retired justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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Cowin received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and her J.D. degree from Harvard Law School
. She began her legal career in 1971 as assistant legal counsel to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. The following year, she became legal counsel for the Office of the Chief Justice of the District Court Department. From 1979 to 1991, she worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County, and in 1980 she was a clinical field supervisor at Harvard Law School. She was appointed to the Superior Court in 1991. Governor Paul Cellucci
appointed her to the Supreme Judicial Court in 1999 in 1991. Cardinal Bernard Law criticized her nomination.
She announced that she would retire from the court in April 2011. Barbara Lenk
was nominated to succeed her and won confirmation on May 4, 2011.
Cowin is married to retired Appeals Court Justice William I. Cowin
. They have three grown children.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The SJC has the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Western Hemisphere.-History:...
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Cowin received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College and her J.D. degree from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. She began her legal career in 1971 as assistant legal counsel to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. The following year, she became legal counsel for the Office of the Chief Justice of the District Court Department. From 1979 to 1991, she worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County, and in 1980 she was a clinical field supervisor at Harvard Law School. She was appointed to the Superior Court in 1991. Governor Paul Cellucci
Paul Cellucci
Argeo Paul Cellucci is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 69th Governor of Massachusetts and US Ambassador to Canada.-Early life and career:...
appointed her to the Supreme Judicial Court in 1999 in 1991. Cardinal Bernard Law criticized her nomination.
She announced that she would retire from the court in April 2011. Barbara Lenk
Barbara Lenk
Barbara A. Lenk is an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. On April 4, 2011, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick nominated her to to that position and she was confirmed by the Governor's Council on May 4, 2011. She took the oath of office on June 8.-Early life and...
was nominated to succeed her and won confirmation on May 4, 2011.
Cowin is married to retired Appeals Court Justice William I. Cowin
William I. Cowin
William Irvin Cowin is an American jurist, politician, and state cabinet secretary who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Consumer Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance from 1972 to 1974...
. They have three grown children.