Bessie Dewar | |
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| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| Assumed office January 16, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Maura Healey |
| Preceded by | Elspeth B. Cypher |
| Attorney General of Massachusetts | |
Acting | |
| In office January 5, 2023 – January 18, 2023 | |
| Governor | Maura Healey |
| Preceded by | Kate R. Cook (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1980 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Pembroke College, Cambridge (MPhil) Yale University (JD) |
Elizabeth Napier "Bessie" Dewar (born July 4, 1980)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court since 2024. She previously served as the state solicitor of Massachusetts from 2016 to 2024. Prior to serving as the state solicitor, she had served as the assistant state solicitor under former state solicitor Peter Sacks.
- ^ "Council confirms Dewar to SJC". Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. January 10, 2024.