Steven D. Power at a glance
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Steven D. Power
Associate Justice · Massachusetts District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Associate Justice for Region 5 of the Massachusetts District Court, appointed by Governor Charlie Baker in 2017
- In 2010, he became a partner at Aitken, Chacharone & Power, P.C
- After law school, he held the role of an Assistant District Attorney in the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office from 1998 to 2002.
Education
- B.A. in History from Williams College in 1993 and a J.D. from New England School of Law in 1997.
Additional information
- Appointed in 2017, Power’s judicial work covers lower-level criminal offenses, traffic cases, and other matters handled by Massachusetts district courts.
- handling civil motor vehicle infractions, personal injury, and litigation before state and federal courts.
- focusing on criminal defense, real estate, personal injury, and civil litigation
- He then practiced law in Worcester with Erb & Erb and later Glickman, Sugarman, Kneeland & Gribouski
- Currently assigned to the Westborough District Court but has also presided over cases in the Fitchburg, Marlborough, Worcester, Dudley, and Milford District Courts within Region 5
- Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Power resides in Shrewsbury.
- He is a member of the Worcester County Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Courtwide
Massachusetts District Court lists specified non-evidentiary, scheduling, status, civil-management, and other proceedings that may be held remotely unless the presiding judge or clerk-magistrate orders otherwise.
The following events may be held remotely unless otherwise ordered by a judge or clerk-magistrateJoint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court hearings ↗
Courtwide
Photographing, recording, or electronically transmitting a Massachusetts District 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 magistrateJoint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court 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 District Court
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Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster
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View Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster ↗Joint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court hearings
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View Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗