Emogene Johnson-Smith at a glance
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- Judge
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- Massachusetts District Court
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Emogene Johnson-Smith
Judge · Massachusetts District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Massachusetts District Court, 2001-present
- 2009 – Appointed to the Wrentham District Court, where she held the role of the first justice
- Emogene Johnson‐Smith was a long‐serving judge on the Massachusetts District Court, notable for her role as the first justice of the Wrentham District Court in Norfolk County
Education
- Spelman College — B.A.
Additional information
- Johnson Smith was appointed to the bench in 2001 and retired in July 2017.
- Previous judicial role: Administrative Judge for the Massachusetts Industrial Accident Board (1992–2001)
- Practitioner, 2000-2000
- Date of birth: 1948
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