Judge Mark A. Sullivan: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Hon. Mark A. Sullivan is an associate justice of the Lawrence District Court in Massachusetts. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Mitt Romney in 2005.

Sullivan received a B.A. from Magdalen College in 1981. He then completed a J.D. at the University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law in 1984.

After law school, Sullivan served in active duty with the Judge Advocate General Corps in the United States Marine Corps (1985 to 1988) and retired from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve holding the rank of Colonel.

Prior to joining the bench, Sullivan held positions in both the public and private sectors. After his military service, he became an assistant district attorney with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, working as a prosecutor there until 1994.

Sullivan then ventured into private practice, first at McNamara & Associates (1995 to 2001) before joining McNamara, Schmitt & Sullivan in 2001, where he practiced for two years. He was practicing at Mullen & McGourty at the time of his appointment to the District Court.

Sullivan was born in Cheshire, Connecticut.