Hon. Susan Ricci

The Honorable Susan Ricci (retired) was a Probate and Family Court Judge from 1993 through 2014, sitting primarily in Worcester County. She chaired the judicial guardianship committee for ten years and helped implement the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code. She conducted mental health trainings for both the bench and Bar.

Presently, Judge Ricci serves on the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Legal Advisory Committee, the Massachusetts Judges Conference and the Boston Bar Association’s Family Law Steering Committee. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Family Law Section, Worcester County Bar Association’s Family Law Section, and Inns of Court.

As an Access to Justice Fellow, Judge Ricci will work with Senior Partners for Justice to centralize and standardize care plans and reports that must be filed in the Probate Court by every guardian and/or conservator annually. These reports must be timely reviewed by a judge or judicial designee and approved by the Court. Thousands of guardian and conservator reports are filed annually. Judge Ricci will work with volunteers and court personnel in all 14 counties to develop reporting protocols for all persons under guardianship and conservatorship. She will attend and supervise the reviews in each county and develop uniform standards throughout the state, including bilingual forms and notices and informational pamphlets for pro se guardians and conservators.