Judson Pierce
Arlington School Committee Candidate
About Judson Pierce
My name is Judson Pierce. I am a 35 year old lawyer, married to a wonderful woman named Laura and together we have two great children, Ben who is 3 and Harper who is six months old. I work as an attorney in a small law practice in Salem, Massachusetts. I am a life long Massachusetts resident and have lived in Arlington since 2003.
LAW:
Trial Attorney Profession - For the last nine years I have represented injured workers in their claims for disability benefits.
Helping people in their communities and in need, get what they need when they need it the most
Working together with lawyers, lobbyists and legislators to revamp the workers comp system
Voting Member of the Board of Governors for Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys("MATA"); Chair of the New Lawyers Division for four years.
Speaker for Continuing Legal Education
Conducted Mock Trials at area public schools
CULTURE & COMMUNITY:
Board member of non-profit Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters ("EMACT") - an organization dedicated to supporting and enriching community theater in the Eastern Massachusetts area.
Member of Arlington Historical Committee
Author of Greater Boston Community Theatre
Judged Lions Club High School Speech Competition, November of 2007
Acted in over 60 area community theater productions including 3 shows at the Arlington Friends of the Drama (The Laramie Project, 2004, WIT, 2005, and as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, 2007) Whether I am on the stage or living my real life, I have chosen plays that tackle big issues. Promote healthy discussions
Plays saxophone for a Lexington, MA based rock band and has played out at charity events.
POLITICS:
Life long Democrat
Assistant to Senator Kennedy's Boston office, 1991
Assistant to State Senator Cheryl Jacques' Chief Legal Counsel, 1994-1995
Volunteer in National(Bill Clinton 1992, 1996) and State(Cheryl Jacques, Angus McQuilken, Sonia Chang Diaz, Douglas Petersen, John Keenan, John Burke) campaigns
Managed a candidate's campaign for Governor's Council, 2002
MEMBERSHIPS:
Member of Temple Isaiah in Lexington
Active Alumni of Vassar College and Suffolk University Law School
Admitted to practice law in the Massachusetts courts and the United State Supreme Court
Member of the American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, and Essex County Bar Association