Justice Ralph D. Gants, nominated to be the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court
Earlier today Governor Deval L. Patrick announced his selection
of Supreme Judicial Court Justice Ralph D. Gants to be the next
chief justice of the SJC upon the retirement of current SJC Chief
Justice Roderick L. Ireland.
"Justice Gants has worked his way up from the trenches of law
practice and has the strong intellectual firepower to boldly lead
the court," said MBA Chief Legal Counsel and Chief Operating
Officer Martin W. Healy. "The people of Massachusetts, as well as
the administration of justice, will be equally well served by his
appointment."