Martha B. Sosman
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Martha B. Sosman (October 20, 1950 – March 10, 2007) was an American lawyer and jurist from Massachusetts. Appointed by Governor Paul Cellucci, she served as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 2000 until her death.
Sosman was one of three justices to dissent in the Goodridge v. Department of Public Health case, which legalized same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
In April 2005, Sosman was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died of respiratory failure nearly two years later. Governor Deval Patrick will appoint Sosman's successor in the coming weeks.
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Justice Sosman of the SJC dies at 56
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Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court September 6, 2000 – March 10, 2007 |
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