Sydney Hanlon at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Massachusetts Appeals Court
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2009–present
Sydney Hanlon
Judge · Massachusetts Appeals Court
Available research
Biography
Judicial service
- Judge, 2008-2008
- Judge, Massachusetts Appeals Court, 2009-present
- She served on the court from 2009 to 2020.
Education
- Harvard University · JD
- Harvard Law School in 1975 · J.D.
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording And Photography
In Massachusetts courts, photography, recording, or electronic transmission in a courtroom or related judicial space requires prior authorization from the judge or magistrate supervising that place, subject to Rule 1:19's separate provisions for registered news media.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, in any courtroom, hearing room, office, chambers or lobby of a judge or magistrate without prior authorizationSupreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗
Sources
Massachusetts Appeals Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7508/sydney-hanlon/Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.mass.gov/supreme-judicial-court-rules/supreme-judicial-court-rule-119-electronic-access-to-the-courts