Asha White at a glance
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- Associate Justice
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Asha White
Associate Justice · Massachusetts Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- She has also been an Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University since 2008, teaching courses on the criminal justice system and sociology of law
- She also held the position of Deputy Chief of the Criminal Bureau at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office from 2020 to 2021
- From 2004 to 2021, she was employed as both a prosecutor and defense attorney in the Boston Municipal Court, District Court, and Superior Court
- Earlier, she was an Assistant Clerk Magistrate in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court and a civil litigator at the City of Boston Law Department
- Judge White resides in Medford, Massachusetts and is recognized for her dedication to justice, mentorship, and community engagement
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Boston College
- Northeastern University School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- Judge White has a diverse legal career spanning nearly two decades.
- Nominated by Governor Maura Healey to serve as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, pending confirmation by the Governor’s Council.
- She is actively involved in judicial outreach, including supporting mock trial programs for students
- She is a former President of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and has participated in several trial court committees.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Courtwide
Massachusetts Superior Court Standing Order 1-26 identifies which criminal and civil proceedings are presumptively remote or in person, while allowing the presiding judge to change the format under the order's standards.
certain criminal and civil proceedings may be conducted remotely (e.g., by computer, videoconference, or telephone) pursuant to this Standing OrderSuperior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings ↗
Courtwide
Photographing, recording, or electronically transmitting a Massachusetts Superior Court remote or hybrid hearing requires prior authorization from the supervising judge or clerk-magistrate.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, of a remote or hybrid court hearing, without prior authorization from the judge or clerk magistrateSuperior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
In Massachusetts courts, photography, recording, or electronic transmission in a courtroom or related judicial space requires prior authorization from the judge or magistrate supervising that place, subject to Rule 1:19's separate provisions for registered news media.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, in any courtroom, hearing room, office, chambers or lobby of a judge or magistrate without prior authorizationSupreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
Massachusetts Superior Court
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Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster
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View Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster ↗Superior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings
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View Superior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings ↗Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
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View Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗