Quick Facts
Biography
Serge Georges Jr. (Born 1969/1970) is an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and a former Judge of the Boston Municipal Court.
Education
Georges earned his Bachelor of Arts from Boston College in 1992 and his Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School in 1996. Was roommates with fellow judge Dan Cavarello at Boston College.
Legal and academic career
Georges was a partner at Barron & Stadfeld, P.C., the Managing Director for Major, Lindsey & Africa, LLC, and an associate at both Todd & Weld and Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster. He then went on to open his own solo practice. He has been an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School since 1999, where he teaches courses in Professional Responsibility, Evidence and Trial Advocacy. He also teaches trial advocacy at the University of Massachusetts School of Law.
State judicial career
Boston Municipal Court service
He was nominated by Governor Deval Patrick to the Boston Municipal Court in 2013. He presided over the Dorchester Drug Court from 2014 to 2018.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
On November 17, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker nominated Georges to be an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts to fill the vacancy left by Kimberly S. Budd who was elevated to be chief justice. On December 9, 2020, he was unanimously confirmed by the Massachusetts Governor's Council. He was sworn into office on December 16, 2020.
