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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
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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
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Fordham University
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Air Traffic Controller, Federal Aviation Administration (19761981)
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Northeastern School of Law ’87
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Staff Attorney: Committee for Public Counsel Services (19871995)
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President, MAHA, 1995
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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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