Fernande R.V. Duffly
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Who is Fernande R.V. Duffly?
Fernande R. V. Duffly is an American lawyer and jurist from Massachusetts. She was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick in December 2010 to serve as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Patrick nominated her following the elevation of Roderick L. Ireland as Chief Justice on the court. Her nomination was confirmed 4-3 by the Governor's Council on January 26, 2011. She is the first Asian American to serve on the court.
Duffly received her B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1973 and her law degree from Harvard Law School, where she was President of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau in 1978. After law school, she joined the Boston law firm Warner and Stackpole. She continued to work as an attorney until her appointment to the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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- Education
- Harvard Law School
- University of Connecticut
- Bachelor of Arts
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on July 23, 2013
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