Jessie Cardinale - MA Supreme Ct CJ Margaret Marshall

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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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3

4

5

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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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2

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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

92

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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!

Jessie Cardinale - MA Supreme Ct CJ Margaret Marshall

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