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# Diana S. Velez Harris

Massachusetts Probate and Family Court · First Justice

## Profile

- Court: Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
- State: Massachusetts
- Role: First Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-09-05

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/probate-and-family-court-justices)
- [Official roster](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/probate-and-family-court-justices)
- [Massachusetts Probate and Family Court current justices](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/probate-and-family-court-justices)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Nominated on January 18, 2022 as an Associate Justice of the Probate and Family Court, succeeding the Honorable Paula Carey.
- First Justice in the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, serving in the Hampshire County division and nominated in 2022 by Governor Charlie Baker
- Later elevated to First Justice in the court’s roster

### Education



### Additional information





## 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.