- Dermot Meagher
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Dermot Meagher Judge of the Boston Municipal Court In office
1989–2006Appointed by Michael Dukakis Personal details Alma mater Harvard University (A.B.)
Boston College Law School (LL.B.)Dermot Meagher is a former judge of the Boston Municipal Court. Meagher was the first openly gay judge appointed in Massachusetts.[1][2]
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Early life and education
Meagher received an A.B. from Harvard University and an LL.B. from Boston College Law School.[3]
Judicial service
Meagher first applied to be considered for a judicial appointment in Massachusetts in 1985.[1] In 1989, Governor Michael Dukakis selected Meagher to serve on the Boston Municipal Court.[1] Meagher was sworn in on May 3, 1989.[1]
Personal
Meagher is a recovering alcoholic who achieved sobriety in 1975; he came out of the closet shortly thereafter.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Chuck Colbert, A Judicial Orientation, Boston Spirit Magazine (November 18, 2008).
- ^ a b Loren King, Retired Judge Dermot Meagher shares tales from the inner sanctum in his new book, "Judge Sentences.", Provincetown Banner (September 18, 2010).
- ^ Judge Profile: Dermot Meagher, Martindale.
Categories:- Living people
- Harvard University alumni
- Boston College Law School alumni
- LGBT people from the United States
- LGBT judges
- Massachusetts state court judges
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