MORIARTY, ELAINE M.

Judicial Biography

Born:

April 29, 1947, Boston

Year admitted to bar:

1973

Year appointed/elected:

1989, by Gov. Michael S. Dukakis

Background

Education:

Boston College Law School, 1973
Northeastern University, 1969

Publications:

Co-author, “Massachusetts Domestic Relations,” Lawyers Cooperative (1982);
Contributing author, chapter on “Motion Practice,” “Massachusetts Family Law Manual,” MCLE (1986);
Co-editor, “Motion and Trial Exercises and Cases in Family Law Advocacy (Second Edition),” MCLE (1984);
Contributing author, chapter on “Removal and Resignation of Fiduciaries,” “Massachusetts Probate Manual,” MCLE (1981);
Author, “Guardianships of Mental Ill Persons: Recent Developments Reviewed,” Boston Bar Journal (Feb. 1980);
Author, “No Fault Divorce Affidavits,” Boston Bar Journal (May 1979);
Author, “Complexities of the Simple Divorce,” Boston Bar Journal (Feb. 1978).

Professional

Legal Employment History:

Associate and partner, Burns & Levinson (1982-1988)
Assistant register of probate, Middlesex County Probate & Family Court (1976-1982)
Boston Legal Aid Society (1973-1976)

Civic and Community Activities

Appointive or Elective Positions Held:

Hearing examiner, Board of Bar Overseers (1986-1989)
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association/Governor’s Commission on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children (chairwoman, Guardian Ad Litem Subcommittee, 1986-1988)
Member, Domestic Relations Task Force of the Special Study Commission on Equal Rights Amendment
Massachusetts Bar Association representative to the No Code Advisory Committee of the Department of Social Services (1986-1987)

Memberships/Affiliations:

Massachusetts Bar Association (Board of Delegates, 1981-1983; Executive Committee, 1982-1983)
Massachusetts Bar Foundation;
American Bar Association
Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers (officer, 1979-1981)
Catholic Lawyers Guild
Boston College Law School Alumni Association (president, 1985-1987)
Massachusetts Registers of Probate Association (1976-1982)