Brieger, Heidi

Official Record

• Year Started Current Position 2023
• Years in Current Position 4
• Years in State Service 14
• Job Description The Chief Justice of the Trial Court is the policy and judicial head of the Trial Court, which includes the Boston Municipal, District, Housing, Juvenile, Land, Probate and Family, and Superior Courts, the Office of the Commissioner of Probation, and the Office of Jury Commissioner. The Chief Justice of the Trial Court has authority over all matters of judicial policy and appoints the departmental chief justices, oversees case flow management, and the establishment of programs and procedures to continuously improve access to justice by all segments of the Commonwealth's population. The Chief Justice partners with the Court Administrator to oversee the administration of the Trial Court, with its 393 judges, more than 6,000 staff, and 94 courthouses.

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Education & Career

• Education
  • Smith College
  • J.D., Boston College Law School
• Previous Employment
  • Chief Justice, Superior Court
  • Regional Administrative Justice for Civil Business, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  • Chief-Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, Prosecutor, U.S. Attorney, Massachusetts
  • Law Clerk, Honorable Andrew A. Caffrey, Chief United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts