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Geoffrey R. German
Justice · Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
Biography
Professional career
- In 1993, he established his own law practice
Education
- Law degree from New England School of Law in 1984
Additional information
- focusing on family law matters, before his appointment to the Hampden County bench in 2014
- Began his legal career in 1985 in private practice
- Judge Geoffrey R. German was born in San Antonio, Texas, and pursued higher education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts and recognition as a Commonwealth Scholar
- Judge German later continued his judicial service in Worcester, Massachusetts, bringing over two decades of legal experience to the Probate and Family Court As a Probate and Family Court judge, he presides over cases involving divorce, child custody, parental rights, wills, estates, and other family law matters
- handling bar advocate work and appointments in care and protection proceedings in the Juvenile Court
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