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Oct 4, 2024 · MPS's main goal is to keep communities safe and to provide people on probation with the rehabilitative tools they need to live a productive and law-abiding life. Probation Commissioner Pamerson Ifill and retired Superior Court Judge Julian Houston are honored by esteemed Justice George Lewis Ruffin Society.
Oct 8, 2024 · The Justice George Lewis Ruffin Society was founded in 1984 and is named for the first Black graduate of Harvard Law School, George Lewis Ruffin, who was later appointed as Justice of the Charlestown Municipal Court in 1883.
Oct 2, 2024 · The Ruffin Society is named in honor of Justice George Lewis Ruffin who was appointed to Charlestown Municipal Court in 1883. In 1869, Justice Ruffin became the first Black person to graduate from Harvard Law School, and was likely the first Black American to obtain a law degree.
Oct 7, 2024 · Suffolk County Sheriff @StevenWTompkins joined colleagues hailing from law enforcement agencies and members of the criminal legal system across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who were honored as “Distinguished Fellows,” by the George Lewis Ruffin Society in a ceremony held last night.
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Oct 4, 2024 · George Lewis Ruffin, a notable figure in education and law, became the first African American graduate of Harvard Law School in 1869 and the first of his race to serve on the Boston City...
Oct 4, 2024 · Northeastern’s Michael Davis receives prestigious award for his work as a trailblazing police chief. The university’s vice president of global safety and policing, Davis was named a distinguished fellow of the George Lewis Ruffin Society.
