出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/05 11:37 UTC 版)
Roderick L. Ireland (born December 3, 1944) was nominated to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts by Governor Deval Patrick on November 4, 2010. Ireland was sworn in as Chief Justice on December 20, 2010. He was previously an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, appointed in 1997 by Governor William Weld. Prior to that appointment, he served on the Massachusetts Court of Appeals. He is the first African-American Chief Justice of the Massachusetts high court.