Amy L. Nechtem
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Amy L. Nechtem is the chief justice for the juvenile courts in Massachusetts. She concurrently presides over the juvenile court in Essex County, Massachusetts.[1] Her term expires when she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.[2]
On May 9, 2014, Nechtem was appointed to serve as chief justice of the juvenile courts by the chief justice for the trial courts, Paula M. Carey. She assumed the office of chief justice on July 30, 2014. She replaced Michael F. Edgerton, who left the bench after reaching the mandatory retirement age.[3]
Education
Nechtem earned an undergraduate degree from Simmons College. She was awarded a J.D. from the Suffolk University Law School.[3]
Career
Prior to being appointed as a justice, Nechtem served as a prosecutor in Suffolk County where she handled child abuse cases.[3]
See also
- Massachusetts Juvenile Courts
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Essex County, Massachusetts
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
External links
- Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Justices"
- Massachusetts Court System, "Juvenile Court Department"
Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Judicial Branch, "Juvenile Court Department, Juvenile Court Justices," accessed May 9, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 6, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Boston Globe, "New chief justice appointed for Mass. juvenile court," May 9, 2014
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
