Judge Rosemary B. Minehan: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Rosemary B. Minehan (Ret.) was first justice of the Plymouth District Court in Massachusetts. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Bill Weld in 1993. Minehan retired in 2015.

During her tenure on the bench, she also presided over the Drug Court in Plymouth which she had established in 2010.

Minehan received a bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University in 1975. She also completed a J.D. at Suffolk University Law School in 1978.

Her legal career, prior to joining the judiciary, was punctuated with stints in both the private and public sectors. Minehan first practiced briefly at Troy & Collins (1978 to 1979) before joining the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney in 1979. Two years later she returned to private practice, this time at Cogavin & Waystack, where she remained until 1985. It was at that time, she returned to her post at the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. In 1990, Minehan returned to private practice, where she capped off her legal career before her appointment to the District Court bench.

Her memberships included the Plymouth District Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association (Civil Litigation Section).

Minehan was born in Boston, Massachusetts.