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# Lyonel Jean-Pierre, Jr.

Massachusetts Probate and Family Court · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
- State: Massachusetts
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-09-05

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/probate-and-family-court-justices)
- [Official roster](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/probate-and-family-court-justices)
- [Massachusetts Probate and Family Court current justices](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/probate-and-family-court-justices)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- His legal career also includes experience in domestic relations law during private practice

### Education

- Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University — J.D.

### Additional information

- Jean‐Pierre is a managing attorney at Community Legal Aid (CLA) in Worcester, where he has served since 2022, advocating for low‐income and elderly residents in Central and Western Massachusetts.
- Governor Maura Healey nominated Jean‐Pierre in September 2025 alongside Timothy Horan for the Probate and Family Court bench.
- Lyonel Jean‐Pierre, Jr. was unanimously confirmed by the Massachusetts Governor’s Council on October 1, 2025, to serve as an Associate Justice of the Probate and Family Court
- Current role: Associate Justice, Massachusetts Probate and Family Court



## 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.