Justice Fernande Duffly of Massachusetts; enabler for attorney convicts 

The state of Massachusetts presented Fernande R.V. Duffly with a law license in 1978 after she graduated from Harvard University Law School.

Former Governor Deval Patrick was duped into appointing Duffly as an associated justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 2001. Duffly didn’t receive the appointment because she was the most qualified attorney in Massachusetts. She received it because he had proven to be a reliable lackey for the local political hacks.

Justice Duffly has had her significant snout firmly implanted in the public trough for the past twenty-three (23) years. Apparently, no self-respecting law firm in the Boston area was about to offer Duffly a good paying job.

In one matter, Bobby found it acceptable to issue an order reinstating the law license of convicted criminal Charles Lonardo of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Apparently, Duffly felt that Lonardo had a right to earn a dishonest living practicing law in Quincy, Massachusetts. For a story setting forth the criminal conviction of Lonardo, view the URL listed at the end of this article.

As we speak (ca. February 2016), Duffly continues to sit as an Associate Justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Court.