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# Chauncey B. Wood

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Massachusetts Appeals Court
- State: Massachusetts
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active

## Summary

Chauncey B. Wood — Massachusetts Appeals Court

## Sources

- [Appeals Court Justices](https://www.mass.gov/lists/appeals-court-justices)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, appointed by Governor Maura Healey in December 2024, with a career in law focused on criminal defense and post‐conviction litigation
- Massachusetts: Partner in multiple small criminal defense firms; co‐founder of Wood & Nathanson, LLP (2008), specializing in post‐conviction litigation

### Education

- in English — Harvard College — cum laude — B.A.
- Boston University School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- He took part in a ceremonial oath‐of‐office event with Governor Healey on February 24, 2025
- Massachusetts Appeals Court, the state’s intermediate appellate court, and began his first panel sitting on December 18, 2024.
- Bar Leadership: Suffolk Lawyers for Justice Board (2004–2014) — led reforms to bar advocate application process Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Board (2014–2024), Chair of Amicus Committee — drafted 40+ amicus briefs on significant legal issues
- Editor‐in‐Chief, Public Interest Law Journal — magna cum laude



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-20acbd9da185f40e1f10b2b2) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.mass.gov/supreme-judicial-court-rules/supreme-judicial-court-rule-119-electronic-access-to-the-courts). Collected 2026-07-26.