The Honorable Geraldine S. Hines

Recently appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to join the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Justice Geraldine Hines is the first woman of color to serve on the state’s highest court. After law school, Justice Hines earned a fellowship at MIT, where she studied policy initiatives addressing the serious issue of police misconduct in communities of color. It was to be the start of a long career as a civil rights lawyer and educator. Justice Hines doesn’t restrict her efforts to the United States either — through various organizations she’s also served as an election monitor and investigated human rights abuses around the world.