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  5. The Honorable Julie J. Bernard

Julie J. Bernard: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Brockton District Court,

Appointed By: Gov. Jane M. Swift

Biography

The Hon. Julie J. Bernard is a justice for the Massachusetts District Court. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Jane Swift on November 20, 2002.


Over the course of her judicial career, Bernard has held assignments as an associate justice for the New Bedford District Court (2002 to 2013) as well as first justice of the Brockton District Court.


Bernard earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982. She then completed a J.D. at Boston College Law School in 1985.


After graduating from law school, Bernard began her legal career as a staff attorney for the Committee for Public Counsel Services as well as an assistant general counsel for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Then, in 1988, Bernard entered into private practice as an associate at Segal & Feinberg.


Bernard left her firm in 1991. At that time, she joined New England Telephone & Telegraph (later Verizon) as a staff attorney. She worked in that capacity until 2002, eventually leaving to become of counsel at Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye and senior counsel at Keyspan Energy Delivery.


Her memberships have included the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct (chair) and the Massachusetts Black Judges Conference. She has also sat on the District Court Committee on Continuing Education, the District Court Working Group on Alternative Dispute Resolution, and the Trial Court Task Force on Diversity and Cultural Competence.


Bernard was born in Bangor, Maine.

About

Julie J. Bernard
Current Appointment Brockton District Court Brockton District Court
Previous Appointment New Bedford District Court New Bedford District Court
Education Bachelor's degree, University of Pennsylvania - 1982
J.D., Boston College Law School - 1985
Bachelor's degree, University of Pennsylvania - 1982
J.D., Boston College Law School - 1985

Court Info

Court Info
Current Court:  MA - Brockton District Court
Previous Court:  MA - New Bedford District Court
Clerk phone:  +1 (508) 587-8000
Civil Department Fax:  +1 (508) 587-0034
Criminal Department Fax:  +1 (508) 587-6791

Career History

Career History
Role Employer Where
Staff Attorney Committee for Public Counsel Services None
Assistant General Counsel Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority None
Associate Segal & Feinberg None
Staff Attorney New England Telephone & Telegraph None
Of Counsel Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Senior Counsel Keyspan Energy Delivery None
Associate Justice New Bedford District Court Bristol County, Massachusetts
First Justice Brockton District Court Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Articles About Julie J. Bernard:

Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct: New Chair and Vice Chair for Commission on Judicial Conduct

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: Bernard, Julie J.

Ballotpedia: Julie J. Bernard

Lawyers Diary and Manual: Biographies of Massachusetts Judges

Courtroom Rules

Massachusetts District Court Forms

Massachusetts District Court Standing Orders

Massachusetts District Court Supplemental Civil Rules

Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure

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