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Boston, MA - 4/24/18 - Judge Thomas Estes (cq) stands as the session ends.

In the case of Judge Estes, arguments are made in front of the full court (cq) (5 justices) of the Supreme Judicial Court (cq), in the John Adams Courthouse (cq). Arguing for the the Committee on Judicial Conduct (cq) is attorney Howard Neff (cq). For Estes is David Hoose (cq). Also in court is former court worker Tammy Cagle (cq), with whom Estes admits to having an affair. Her attorney is Leonard Kesten (cq).
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Boston, MA 11/4/10 At a State House press conference, on Thursday, November 4, 2010, Governor Deval Patrick (cq) nominates Senior Associate Justice Roderick L. Ireland (cq) to become Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. If confirmed, Ireland would replace retiring Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall (cq) and become the first African American and person of color to serve in the post. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff) Library Tag 04052011 National/Foreign

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FILE - In this March 21, 2016, file photo, Judge Thomas Estes presides in Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown, Mass. The Supreme Judicial Court said Thursday, May 24, 2018, that Estes would be suspended without pay effective June 15. Estes admitted to having an affair with a clinical social worker that included sexual encounters at the courthouse. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP, File)

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