Mary Sullivan at a glance
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Mary Sullivan
Judge · Massachusetts District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Massachusetts District Court, 2011-present
- Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court Appointed: December 9, 2011 by Governor Deval Patrick
- Former Justice of the Dedham District Court; later Director of Specialty Courts, Massachusetts Trial Court Appointed: 2001 by Governor Jane M. Swift
- Law clerk to Chief Judge Shane Devine (U.S. District Court, New Hampshire) 1981–1983
- Partner at Segal, Roitman, LLP until her judicial appointment
- First Justice of Dedham District Court; presided in Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth, and Essex County District Courts
- held the role of drug court judge in Dorchester and Quincy Courts
Education
- Northeastern University School of Law in — J.D. (1981)
- Suffolk University Law School — J.D.
Additional information
- Retired: August 16, 2023
- Appointed to this position by Governor Deval Patrick and joined the court on December 9, 2011.
- Career included: Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County (1979, 1996–2001) Trial attorney, Massachusetts Defenders Committee (1980–1982) Private practice at Sullivan & McDermott (1982–1996)
- Served on the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee and Massachusetts Apprenticeship Counsel
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