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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court
Chief Justice MargaretMarshall
Jessie CardinaleAlbany Law School Class of 2011
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Born: South Africa
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Witwatersrand University
English and Art History Major
President of the National Union of South African Students
(1966 1968)
Masters Degree in Education: Harvard University
Juris Doctor: Yale Law School
Private Practice:
Csaplar & Bok (1976 1989)
Choate, Hall & Stewart (1989 1992)
Other :
Harvard University General Counsel and Vice President (1992 1996)
Time on the Court:
Associate Justice of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1996)
Nominated Chief Justice of Massachusetts by Governor Paul Cellucci (1999)
CHIEF JUSTICE MARGARET H. MARSHALL, http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/justices/marshall.hmtl (last visited November 20, 2010).
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Became a U.S. citizen in 1978
Forbidden at one point to return to South Africa due to her
political activity against apartheid
First female Chief Justice of Massachusetts in its more than 300-
year history
Married to Anthony Lewis
Pulitzer Prize winner (1955)
Author ofGideons Trumpet (1964)
Columnist ofThe New York Times op-ed page
John R. Ellement et al., Margaret Marshall, Author of Mass. Gay Marriage Decision, To Retire,THE BOSTON GLOBE
(July 21, 2010), http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/07/_the_listing_of.html.
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Margot Botsford (2007present) (Gov. Deval Patrick, D)
Robert J. Cordy (2001 present) (Gov. Paul Cellucci, R)
Judith A. Cowin (1999 present) (Gov. Paul Cellucci, R)
Ralph D. Gants (2009 present) (Gov. Deval Patrick, D)
Roderick L. Ireland (1997 present) (Gov. Paul Cellucci, R)
Francis X. Spina (1999 present) (Gov. Paul Cellucci, R)
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Ruth Abrams (19772001) (replaced by Cordy) Appointed by Gov. Michael Dukakis (D)
John Greaney (1989 2007) (replaced by Gants) Appointed by Gov. Michael Dukakis (D)
Neil Lynch (1981 2000) Martha Sosman (2000 2007) (replaced by Botsford)
Appointed by Gov. Paul Cellucci (R)
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Total Split Decisions: 104
CJ Marshall Voted with Majority: 85 times
CJ Marshall Voted with Dissent: 19 times CJ Marshall Votes with Majority: 82% of the time
CJ Marshall Votes with Dissent: 18% of the time
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Topical Breakdown ofTimes CJ Marshall
Joins Dissent
Criminal
Labor & Employment
amily Iss es
Other
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Abrams Botsford Cordy Cowin Greaney Ireland Sosman
Times CJ Marshall Joined an Associate Justices Dissent
Politicallyliberal
Politicallyconservative
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Year Span: 1999present
Total Decisions: 234
Unanimous Decisions: 220
Split Decisions: 145
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Topical Breakdown of Split Decisions
Criminal
Family Issues
Labor & Employment
Other
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3 Search & Seizure
Discipline
Liberty Interest
Trial Evidence
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Botsford Cordy Greaney Ireland Spina No one
Trusts &
Estates
Children
MedicalMalpractice
Administrative
Law
Criminal
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Topical Breakdown of Dissents
Criminal
Administrative Law
Medical Malpractice
Infants
Trusts & Estates
Topical Breakdown of Criminal DissentsTopical Breakdown of Associate Justices
Joining CJ Marshalls Dissents
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And just to add a little humor
from my original presentationfrom Professor Bonventres
Judicial Process course . . .
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Please attendAlbany
Law Reviews State
Constitutional
Commentary
Symposium on February
16, 2011 where you will
have the honor of
hearing Chief Justice
Marshall present on her
time as Chief Justice of
Massachusetts!
Looking forward to
seeing you there!