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# Steven J. Bolivar

Massachusetts Juvenile Court · Justice

## Profile

- Court: Massachusetts Juvenile Court
- State: Massachusetts
- Role: Justice
- Service status: active

## Summary

Steven J. Bolivar — Massachusetts Juvenile Court

## Sources

- [Juvenile Court Justices](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/juvenile-court-justices)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judicial Appointment: Nominated and appointed as Associate Justice of the Juvenile Court
- Listed on the official Massachusetts Court System Juvenile Court Justices page as an Associate Justice
- Nominated as an Associate Justice of the Juvenile Court, succeeding the Hon

### Education


### Additional information

- Steven J. Bolivar is a respected jurist and former attorney, now serving as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court, with a background in family and juvenile law and a record of client and professional recognition



## 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.