Gabrielle Wolohojian

Gabrielle R. Wolohojian
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court
Assumed office
February 7, 2008
Nominated by Deval Patrick
Preceded by Kenneth Laurence
Personal details
Born (1960-12-16) December 16, 1960
Domestic partner Maura Healey
Alma mater Rutgers University (B.A.)
University of Oxford (D.Phil.)
Columbia Law School (J.D.)

Gabrielle R. Wolohojian (born December 16, 1960) is an American judge who serves as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

Early life and career

The granddaughter of Armenian immigrants, Wolohojian graduated from Rutgers University in 1982, where she majored in English. She earned a doctorate in English language and literature from the University of Oxford in 1987.[1] She graduated from Columbia Law School with a J.D. in 1989, where she served as an editor of the Columbia Law Review. After graduating from law school, she clerked for Rya Zobel, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and Bailey Aldrich, a judge from Massachusetts who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She then entered private practice, joining the firm that would become WilmerHale, where she was elected a partner.

In 1994, Wolohojian left private practice for 16 months to serve as an Associate Independent Counsel on the investigation of Jim Guy Tucker, the former governor of Arkansas. She worked under Independent Counsel Robert B. Fiske.[2]

Judicial career

On November 14, 2007, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick nominated Wolohojian to the appeals court to fill the seat left vacant by the retirement of Associate Justice Kenneth Laurence. After being confirmed by the Governor's Council, she took the oath of office on February 7, 2008.

Personal

Wolohojian is a performing member of the Boston Civic Symphony Orchestra, on whose board of directors she also serves. In addition, she performs for the Boston Bar Orchestra.[3]

Openly gay, Wolohojian lives in Charlestown with her partner, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Dumcius, Gintautas (November 28, 2007). "Cambridge resident, described as a perfectionist, in line for appeals court post". Cambridge Chronicle. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131216204256/http://www.mass.gov/governor/administration/jnc/appeals-court-nominations.html. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130522062810/http://www.mass.gov/courts/appealscourt/justices/wolohojian.html. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Shira Schoenberg. "Massachusetts Attorney General candidate Maura Healey says experience in AG's office prepared her for the top job". masslive.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
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