Jeanmarie Carroll

Professional career

• Associate Justice of the Quincy District Court in Massachusetts, appointed by former Governor Deval Patrick in 2014, with a distinguished career as a Norfolk County District Attorney
• Began her legal career in the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney, rising to Deputy Chief (1990–1997) and Chief (1997–2000) of the Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Unit

Education

Additional information

• Associate Justice of the Quincy District Court in Massachusetts, a position she has held since September 5, 2014, after being nominated by Governor Deval Patrick and confirmed by the Governor’s Council on October 22, 2014.
• She later held the role of Second Assistant DA (2000–2009) and First Assistant DA (2009–2014)
• Named Prosecutor of the Year by the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association in 2002
• Fluent in Spanish
• Notable for winning the first and only conviction at trial in Massachusetts for a murder case where the body was never found.
• Carroll was born in Syosset, New York, and was a resident of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, at the time of her appointment.
• Carroll has been active in professional organizations, including the Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, and Norfolk Bar Association.
• She also served on the Supreme Judicial Court’s Bishop-Fuller Committee and the Open Court Advisory Board