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# Paul Hart Smyth

Massachusetts Appeals Court · Associate Justice

## Profile

- Court: Massachusetts Appeals Court
- State: Massachusetts
- Role: Associate Justice
- Service status: active

## Summary

Paul Hart Smyth — Massachusetts Appeals Court

## Sources

- [Appeals Court Justices](https://www.mass.gov/lists/appeals-court-justices)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Pittsfield District Court (2015–2018) First Justice, Pittsfield District Court (2018) Presided over Berkshire County Drug Court (2017–2022) Appointed to Massachusetts Appeals Court (2022–present)
- Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, appointed in December 2022 by Governor Charlie Baker
- His appointment followed a career in the Massachusetts District Courts, where he was First Justice in the Pittsfield District Court from 2015 to 2018

### Education



### Additional information

- Massachusetts Appeals Court, the state’s intermediate appellate court, and has presided over a wide range of cases, including adoption, custody, abuse prevention, and harassment prevention matters.
- Justice Smyth is known for his experience in both state and federal prosecution, his leadership in the District Court system, and his work in specialized courts such as the Drug 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.