{"id":533,"date":"2002-12-28T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-12-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malw.dolanmediadev.com\/judicial-profiles\/brennan-robert-a\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T16:38:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:38:51","slug":"brennan-robert-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/brennan-robert-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Brennan, Robert A."},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Brennan\"<\/p>\n

Image credit: Massachusetts Court System<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Robert<\/span> A.<\/abbr> Brennan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Judge<\/p>\n

Appeals Court<\/p>\n

Appeals Court
John Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton Square
<\/span>Boston<\/span>, MA<\/span> 02108<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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Judicial Biography<\/h2>\n

Born:<\/h3>\n

July 2, 1964<\/p>\n

Year admitted to bar:<\/h3>\n

1990<\/p>\n

Year appointed\/elected:<\/h3>\n

2022, by Gov. Charlie Baker
\n2002, by Gov. Jane M. Swift<\/p>\n

Bench Service:<\/h3>\n

Appeals Court, 2022-present
\nDistrict Court, 2002-2022<\/p>\n

Notable Decisions:<\/h3>\n

Commonwealth v. Ananias<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Background<\/h2>\n

Education:<\/h3>\n

Boston University School of Law, 1990
\nUniversity of Pennsylvania, 1986<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Professional<\/h2>\n

Legal Employment History:<\/h3>\n

Brennan began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Middlesex County District Attorney\u2019s Office, focusing on both domestic violence and gang-related crimes. From there he joined the firm Gilman, McLaughlin & Hanrahan as a Litigation Associate.<\/p>\n

Thereafter, Brennan joined the Essex County District Attorney\u2019s Office as an Assistant District Attorney where he was named Deputy Chief of the Sexual Assault Unit. In 2002, Brennan was appointed as a judge of the District Court. While serving as a judge of the District Court he was appointed as Regional Administrative Justice and also served as First Justice in the Salem District Court.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t