Margot Botsford
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Margot Botsford | |
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Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
In office September 4, 2007 – March 15, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Deval Patrick |
Preceded by | Martha B. Sosman |
Succeeded by | Elspeth B. Cypher |
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court | |
In office 1989–2007 | |
Appointed by | Michael Dukakis |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York | March 16, 1947
Alma mater | Barnard College Northeastern University School of Law Harvard Kennedy School |
Margot Botsford (born March 16, 1947, in New York, New York) is an American lawyer and jurist from Massachusetts. She was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick in 2007 to serve as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Biography
Botsford graduated
Upon graduating law school in 1973, Botsford served as a law clerk to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice
Botsford practiced law in the private sector as an associate at the firm of Hill & Barlow for one year before going on to serve as a partner at Rosenfeld, Botsford & Krokidas, a
In 1989, Botsford was appointed as an associate justice of the Superior Court, where she served for eighteen years until her appointment to the Supreme Judicial Court after the death of Justice Martha B. Sosman.
Botsford has also taught at the Northeastern University School of Law, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
External links
- Official Profile from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts