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# Joan McMenemy

Massachusetts Juvenile Court · Justice

## Profile

- Court: Massachusetts Juvenile Court
- State: Massachusetts
- Role: Justice
- Service status: active

## Summary

Joan McMenemy — Massachusetts Juvenile Court

## Sources

- [Juvenile Court Justices](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/juvenile-court-justices)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The First Justice of the Berkshire Juvenile Court, a position she has held since 2011 after her initial appointment in 2010.
- In 2025, she delivered a keynote lecture at Vassar College’s Ford Scholars Symposium, discussing diversion and alternative sentencing programs in juvenile justice

### Education



### Additional information

- Also a mentor to new juvenile court judges and participates in judicial outreach programs
- She also served as a legal research assistant and coordinator for the Reduced Legal Fee Program
- Joan M. McMenemy is the First Justice of the Berkshire Juvenile Court in Massachusetts, serving cases for multiple towns in Berkshire County, including Pittsfield and Great Barrington



## 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.