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Hispanics and the Law in Massachusetts
College
of the Holy Cross
April
17, 2008
Class
12: Latino Judges
Robert
LeRoux Hernandez,
Instructor
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Funneling
Total
Latino population
High
School Graduates
College
Law
Graduates
School Graduates
Lawyers
Judges
Law
Profs: Correction
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This class: Latino Judges
Our
Guest: The Honorable José
Sánchez, Lawrence Juvenile Court
The
case of the Hon. Maria Lopez
The
Chelsea Judgeship Campaign
The
Course Brief & Miscellaneous
threads
4/10/08
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Latino Judges in Massachusetts
Name
Year of initial
appointment
Charles M. Grabau
1979
Appointed by
Courts
BMC (age 31),
Superior
Luis G. Perez
Juvenile
Maria López
District (age 35),
Superior, Resigned
2002
Isaac Borenstein
1986
Kenneth J. Cote
1992
Juan R. Toruella
1994
W. Clinton
1st Cir. Ct. of
Appeals
José Sanchez
1995
W. Weld
Juvenile
(Lawrence)
P. Cellucci
District (Chelsea)
P. Cellucci
BMC
Diana L. Maldonado
Angela Ordoñez
2000
M. Dukakis
District
(Lawrence),
Superior
District
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The Honorable José Sánchez
Associate Justice of the Juvenile Court
Lawrence MA
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The Honorable José Sánchez
Fordham University
Air Traffic Controller, Federal Aviation Administration (19761981)
Northeastern School of Law ’87
Staff Attorney: Committee for Public Counsel Services (19871995)
President, MAHA, 1995
Appointed to Bench by Governor William Weld, 1995
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How does one become a judge?
Application
Process
Interviewing
Governor’s
Council
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Latino Judges and Judges Who Are
Latino
Is
there ghettoization?
Professional
organizations?
Professional
vs. other
identities
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Serving in Lawrence
[upside-down
Population
question mark] pasa?
changes
Economy
Children
and youth
Language
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The Hon. Maria Lopez
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Who are the judges?
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Chelsea Judgeship Campaign
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Hon. Diana
Maldonado
Hon. Roberto
Ronquillo
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