Patrick Picks Attleboro Lawyer for Bench

An Easton woman who works as an attorney at a law firm in Attleboro has been nominated by Gov. Deval Patrick to be an associate justice on the Probate and Family Court, Norfolk County Division. Susan Jacobs' nomination was announced Wednesday. The governor's council will determine whether to approve the nomination.

Jacobs has been a partner at the firm Volterra, Goldberg & Jacobs since 1989 with a general litigation practice focused for the last 10 years on domestic relations, according to Patrick's announcement.

"Jacobs was one of the leaders in starting a successful conciliation program in the Bristol County Probate and Family Court," states the announcement on Patrick's website. "She received the 2012 Pro Bono Publico award from the Bristol County Bar Association and South Coastal Counties Legal Services Inc."

She has a bachelor's degree from UMass-Amherst and a law degree from Boston University Law School. Her nomination was one of several announced Wednesday for various courts in Massachusetts.

"[The nominees] will bring to the bench extraordinary legal expertise, excellent judicial temperament and demonstrated commitment to the fair administration of justice," said Patrick, according to the announcement. "I thank them for their willingness to serve the commonwealth as members of the judiciary."

If confirmed, Jacobs will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Christina L. Harms.