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Kimberly S. Budd Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Background: Budd began her legal career as law clerk to Chief Justice Joseph P. Warner of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. She served as a justice on the court until she was nominated to the position of chief justice by Gov. Baker in October 2020.
At a glance
- Court
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Position / seat
- Chief Justice
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Charles D. Baker (R)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Charles D. Baker (R)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- December 1, 2020
- Current term ends
- October 23, 2036
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Georgetown University, 1988
- Law: Harvard Law School, 1991
- Prior offices
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2016 - 2020)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Gubernatorial appointment of judgesThe governor appoints justices without a required nominating commission; in some states another body must confirm the choice.
Summary of facts listed on Kimberly S. Budd’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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