Professional Profile: The Hon. Suzanne V. Del Vecchio (ret.)
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 The Hon. Suzanne V. Del Vecchio (ret.) served on the Superior Court bench from 1985 through 2006. She served as Chief Justice of the Superior Court from 1999 through 2004 and founded the Court’s pioneering business session. From 1990 to 1992 she served as the Court’s Regional Administrative Justice for Plymouth County. Judge Del Vecchio also teaches at Boston University School of Law. Prior to her appointment to the bench she served as president of the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers and secretary of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA). A graduate of Wheaton College and Boston College Law School, she received her mediation training at Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation, Inc. Judge Del Vecchio received honorary Doctorate of Law degrees from Suffolk University Law School and New England School of Law. She is also the recipient of numerous other awards, including the Brass Gavel Award presented by The Plymouth County Bar Association in 1990, the Judicial Merit Award presented by Massachusetts Academy of Trial Laws in 1993, the Distinguished Jurist Award presented by Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers in 1993, the Distinguished Jurist Award from Essex County Bar Association in 2000, the Jurist of the Year Award from Justinian Law Society in 2000, the Leadership Award from Middlesex County Bar Association in 2002, the Alumnus of the Year Award from Boston College Law School in 2004 and the Outstanding Alumna Award from Wheaton College in 2004. |