KING, KENNETH J.

Judicial Biography

Born:

Auugst 28, 1954, Pontiac, Illinois

Year admitted to bar:

1980

Year appointed/elected:

2008, by

Background

Education:

Northeastern University School of Law, 1980;
University of Illinois, B.A., 1976, English Literature

Publications:

“Waiving Childhood Goodbye. How Juvenile Courts Fail to Protect Children from Unknowing, Unintelligent and Involuntary Waivers of Miranda Rights,” Wis. L. Rev. 431 (2006);
“Child Welfare in Finland: Are Families Sacrificed on the Altar of Adminstrative Procedure?” Defensor Legis, (journal of the Finnish Bar Assn.), 2004/No.4, p.685 (2004)

Participation as a Faculty Member or Lecturer:

Adjunct Prof., Suffolk University Law School (2001-Present);
Assoc. Professor of Clinical Law, Suffolk University Law School, Juvenile Justice Center (2007-2009)

Professional

Legal Employment History:

Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Social Services, Bridgewater (1980-82);
Partner, Fenn & King (1982-95);
Atty. in charge, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Children and Family Law Program, Salem (1995-98)

Civic and Community Activities

Honors:

Co-Op Employer of the Year, Northeastern Univ., 1986;
Honoree, Women’s Bar Assn., 1992;
Blitzman Award (commitment to rights of juveniles), Committee for Public Counsel Services, 2000