KIRKMAN, J. THOMAS

Judicial Biography

Year admitted to bar:

1981

Year appointed/elected:

2009, by Gov. Deval Patrick

Background

Education:

Rutgers University Law School;
University of Illinois

Publications:

Associate Editor, Massachusetts Law Review (1985 until at least 2007)

Participation as a Faculty Member or Lecturer:

Training Faculties and Lecturer at National College of District Attorneys, Columbia, SC; and National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, D.C.; and American Prosecutor’s Research Institute, Alexandria, VA (October 1995 until at least 2007)

Professional

Legal Employment History:

Assistant D.A., Cape and Islands Divisions (1993-2009); Trial Associate, Law Offices of J. Ford O’Connor (1989-1993); Trial Associate, Law Offices of James Karathanasis (1987-1989); Staff Attorney, Legal Services for Cape Cod and Islands (1981-1987); Staff Attorney and Attorney, Volunteers in Service to America, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago (1978-1981); Legal Intern, Common Cause in Philadelphia, PA (1977); Legal Counselor, Rutgers University Veterans Association (1976-77)

Affiliations:

Elected member of Falmouth School Committee; Chair (2002-2005); Elected Falmouth Town Meeting member (May 2006 until at least 2007); Co-Chair, Faith Communities Working Group, Governor’s Commission on Domestic Violence (2000-2001); Education Committee, Mass. Commission on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (2002-2003); Founder: Falmouth Education Foundation; Cape and Islands Regional Domestic Violence Council; Vets Association; Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled

Professional Activities:

Massachusetts Bar Association; Barnstable Bar Association