Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts State GovernmentThe Massachusetts Governor’s Council unanimously confirmed Judge Serge Georges, Jr. as the newest Associate Justice on the Supreme Judicial Court, the Commonwealth’s highest appellate court.
Judge Georges was nominated by Republican Governor Charlie Baker on November 17, 2020, to succeed Associate Justice Kimberly Budd, who was elevated to the position of Chief Justice after the death of Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants.
“Judge Serge Georges, Jr. is a talented and highly distinguished jurist who has demonstrated his tremendous legal acumen and compassion throughout his career serving on the district court, the drug court and in private practice, and I look forward to the unique perspective he will bring to the Supreme Judicial Court,” said Governor Charlie Baker in a statement on December 9.
In the statement, Republican Lt. Governor Karyn Polito also congratulated the appointee: “I am honored to congratulate Judge Serge Georges, Jr. on his unanimous confirmation to the Supreme Judicial Court, and am confident that his real-world experience and wide range of expertise will be a valuable addition to the Commonwealth’s highest court.”
Judge Serge Georges served as an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court for more than seven years. Before that, Georges managed his solo practice concentrating in commercial and business litigation, criminal defense, and matters involving professional licensure and liability. Ere establishing his solo practice, 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 served on multiple boards during his legal career, including the Board of Governors of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers, and he was the President of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association in 2013.
In his role as Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court, Georges had jurisdiction over both criminal and civil matters, including housing matters, mental health hearings, restraining orders, and small claims and civil litigation cases. Judge Georges’s seat was in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court, one of the most active and busiest urban courts in the Commonwealth. From 2014 to 2018, Judge Georges presided over the Dorchester Drug Court.
Judge Georges graduated from Boston College in 1992, and from Suffolk University Law School in 1996, where he has served as an adjunct professor for the past twenty years. He attended Boston College High School and currently serves as vice-chair of the Board of Trustees, and remains involved with the school.
Judge Serge Georges, Jr. grew up in Kane Square in Dorchester and currently resides in Randolph with his wife Michelle and his two daughters, Olivia and Samantha.
