Full Name:
Martha Coakley
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Thomas
Birth Date:
07/14/1953
Birth Place:
Lee, MA
Home City:
Medford, MA
JD, Boston University, 1979
BA, Williams College, 1975
Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2007-2014
Candidate, Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2014
Candidate, United States Senate, 2010
No caucus information on file.
Attorney, Goodwin Proctor Limited Liability Partnership
District Attorney, Middlesex, 1998-2006
Chief, Child Abuse Prosecution Unit, Office of the Middlesex District Attorney, 1991-1997
Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex District Attorney's Office, 1986, 1989-1991
Special Attorney, Boston Organized Crime Strike Force, 1987
Attorney, Civil Litigation, Parker, Coulter, Daley and White, 1979
Board Member, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Former Board Chair, Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Incorporated
Former President, Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts
President, Massachusetts District Attorney's Association, 2002
Favorite Quote:
"Seek something beyond the split level ranch house and two-car garage. Become supremely aware of, and intimately involved with the great issues of your day." Dr. Thomas Dooley
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Kayaking, enjoying time with family, friends and two Labradors, Jefferson and Jackson
Pets (include names):
Two Labradors: Jefferson and Jackson