A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court heard
oral arguments in six appeals in a special session held at the
University of Massachusetts Boston campus' Healey Library on March
5.
Part of the Appeals Court's educational outreach program, the
sitting was open to the public. UMass Boston teachers and students
attended and participated in classroom discussions conducted by
attorney Denise Kenneally, a member of the Appeals Court staff and
a UMass Boston alumna.
Massachusetts Bar Association President Richard P. Campbell, an
alumnus and a member of the UMass Board of Trustees, welcomed the
court in a brief ceremony at the start of the session.
Immediately after the session, the three judges -- Chief Justice
Phillip Rapoza, Hon. Scott Kafker and Hon. William Meade -- held an
informal question-and-answer session for the students on general
topics related to the role of the Massachusetts Appeals Court.