Appointed By: Gov. Willard Mitt Romney
The Hon. Lawrence E. McCormick (Ret.) was an associate justice of the Boston Municipal Court in Massachusetts. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Mitt Romney in 2006. McCormick retired from the bench in 2012 after reaching the mandatory age of retirement.
While on the bench, McCormick also presided as first justice of the Charlestown Division. After retiring, he continued to sit on the Municipal Court as a recall justice.
He received a bachelor’s from Northeastern University in 1965. McCormick went on to complete a J.D. at Boston College Law School in 1968.
After law school, he worked for ten years as a public defender with the Committee for Public Counsel Services. McCormick later joined the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney in 1978, holding that position for two years.
He then left the public sector in 1980 to practice as an associate at the Law Offices of Richard Blumsack (1980 to 1982). In 1982, McCormick became assistant general counsel for the Boston Gas Company. After working in that capacity for thirteen years, he returned to private practice in 1995 as of counsel at Roche, Heifetz, Murphy & Wholley.
Prior to joining the bench, McCormick had worked as the chief legal officer for the Department of Agricultural Resources since 1997.
| Current Appointment Boston Municipal Court, Retired | Boston Municipal Court, Retired |
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Education
J.D., Boston College Law School - 1968 Bachelor's degree, Northeastern University - 1965 |
J.D., Boston College Law School - 1968 Bachelor's degree, Northeastern University - 1965 |
| Current Court: | MA - Boston Municipal Court |
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| Role | Employer | Where |
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| First Justice | Boston Municipal Court, Charlestown Division | Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
| Associate Justice | Boston Municipal Court | Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
| Chief Legal Officer | Department of Agricultural Resources | Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
| Of Counsel | Roche, Heifetz, Murphy & Wholley | Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| General Counsel | Boston Gas Company | Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
| Associate | Law Offices of Richard Blumsack | Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Assistant District Attorney | Middlesex County District Attorney's Office | Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Public Defender | Committee for Public Counsel Services | None |
Massachusetts Lawyers Diary and Manual: Lawrence E. McCormick
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