April 13, 2005
ROMNEY NOMINATES TRIO TO JUDICIARY
Governor Mitt Romney today nominated William P. Hadley of Longmeadow, Kenneth V. Desmond of Boston and Denise L. Meagher of Shrewsbury to fill Associate Justice positions in the state’s court system.
William Hadley, who was selected for the Greenfield District Court, has worked at the Springfield law firm of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C. since 1984. Hadley was previously a contract administrator at Sanders Associates, Inc. in Nashua, New Hampshire.
From 2001 to 2003 Hadley served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Springfield Boys and Girls Club. He has also been a member of the Bureau for Exceptional Children and Adults in Holyoke for the past 20 years, currently serving as Vice President.
Hadley graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1980 and received his law degree from Boston College Law School in 1984.
Kenneth Desmond, who was nominated for the East Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court, has worked in the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department since 1997, serving as Deputy Chief Legal Counsel. In 1998, he also held the position of Director of Civil Process.
Desmond previously worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County and was assigned to the Superior Court Trial Division from 1990 until 1997 and the Homicide Response Team from 1991 to 1993.
From 2001 to 2003, Desmond served on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Black Lawyer’s Association. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Tufts University in 1985 and his law degree from Boston College Law School in 1990.
Denise Meagher, who was chosen for the Worcester Probate and Family Court, has been a sole practitioner since 1994, serving in the field of probate and family trial law. From 1989 to 1994, she worked for Weinstein, Bernstein & Burwick, P.C. Meagher was an Assistant City Solicitor in Worcester Law Department from 1988 to 1989 and also worked at the Law Office of James F. Connors in Fitchburg from 1987 to 1988.
Meagher has done extensive pro bono work throughout the years for the Worcester Probate Court. She was also the Assistant Town Counsel for the Town of Shrewsbury from 1994 to 1996.
Meagher graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1984 and her law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1987.
###
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.