Serge Georges Jr.

Serge Georges
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 16, 2020
Appointed byCharlie Baker
Preceded byKimberly S. Budd
Personal details
BornApril 1970 (age 54)
EducationBoston College (BA)
Suffolk University (JD)

Serge Georges Jr. (born April 1970)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He previously served as a judge of the Boston Municipal Court from 2013 to 2020.

Education

Georges earned his Bachelor of Arts from Boston College in 1992 and his Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School in 1996. He was roommates with fellow judge Dan Cavarello at Boston College.[2]

Georges was a partner at Barron & Stadfeld, P.C., the Managing Director for Major, Lindsey & Africa, LLC, and an associate at both Todd & Weld and Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster. He then went on to open his own solo practice.[3] He has been an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School since 1999,[4] where he teaches courses in Professional Responsibility, Evidence and Trial Advocacy. He also teaches trial advocacy at the University of Massachusetts School of Law.[3]

State judicial career

Boston Municipal Court service

He was nominated by Governor Deval Patrick to the Boston Municipal Court in 2013. He presided over the Dorchester Drug Court from 2014 to 2018.[5]

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

On November 17, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker nominated Georges to be an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts to fill the vacancy left by Kimberly S. Budd who was elevated to be chief justice.[3] On December 9, 2020, he was unanimously confirmed by the Massachusetts Governor's Council.[6] He was sworn into office on December 16, 2020.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Georges, Jr., Serge". The Massachusetts Almanac.
  2. ^ "Serge Georges, Jr. Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Governor Baker Nominates Judge Serge Georges Jr. to the Supreme Judicial Court" (Press release). Governor's Press Office. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Brosnan, Beth (November 17, 2020). "Suffolk Law Alumnus and Adjunct Professor Nominated to Supreme Judicial Court" (Press release). Suffolk University. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Charlie Baker taps Judge Serge Georges Jr. for state's high court". www.boston.com. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Judge Georges unanimously confirmed to state's highest court". WCVB. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Solis, Steph (December 16, 2020). "Judge Serge Georges Jr. sworn into Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court". masslive.
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Preceded by Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
2020–present 		Incumbent


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