Lynn C. Rooney at a glance
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- Justice assigned to Superior Court
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Lynn C. Rooney
Justice assigned to Superior Court · Massachusetts Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Justice of the Massachusetts District Courts, appointed in 2006 by Governor Mitt Romney, with a background in public prosecution and private legal practice
- Previous roles: Associate Justice, Lowell District Court (5 years) First Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County (1993–2006) Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County (1989–1993) Private practice at Witmer & Thuotte (1993–1994)
- First Justice of the Lawrence District Court in Massachusetts
- Robert Brennan, First Justice of the Salem District Court, and is the daughter-in-law of retired Lawrence District Court Judge Thomas Brennan
Education
Additional information
- In 2025, she joined the Board of Trustees of the Flaschner Judicial Institute, reflecting her ongoing contributions to the judiciary
- Before joining the bench, Rooney had over a decade in the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office
- handling high-profile criminal cases, and a brief period in private legal practice
- Also listed among the Superior Court Justices in the Massachusetts Court System.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Courtwide
Massachusetts Superior Court Standing Order 1-26 identifies which criminal and civil proceedings are presumptively remote or in person, while allowing the presiding judge to change the format under the order's standards.
certain criminal and civil proceedings may be conducted remotely (e.g., by computer, videoconference, or telephone) pursuant to this Standing OrderSuperior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings ↗
Courtwide
Photographing, recording, or electronically transmitting a Massachusetts Superior Court remote or hybrid hearing requires prior authorization from the supervising judge or clerk-magistrate.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, of a remote or hybrid court hearing, without prior authorization from the judge or clerk magistrateSuperior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
In Massachusetts courts, photography, recording, or electronic transmission in a courtroom or related judicial space requires prior authorization from the judge or magistrate supervising that place, subject to Rule 1:19's separate provisions for registered news media.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, in any courtroom, hearing room, office, chambers or lobby of a judge or magistrate without prior authorizationSupreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
Massachusetts Superior Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 25, 2026.
Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster ↗Superior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings
Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Superior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings ↗Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗