Background
Stanley, Joan Carolyn was born on May 24, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of John Carroll and Lucile Lorena Stanley.
Stanley, Joan Carolyn was born on May 24, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of John Carroll and Lucile Lorena Stanley.
Howard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. Attorney, Office of the United States.
Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1978-1984.
Admitted to the bar, 1973, Massachusetts. 1975, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts. 1978, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Massachusetts Defenders Office, 1973-1976. Deputy Director, Roxbury Defenders Office, 1976-1977. Attorney, Office of the United States.
Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1978-1984.
Approved Attorney, Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Murder Appointment List, 1985. Appointed Committee by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Public Counsel Services, 1995.
Appointed Criminal Justice Acting Panel, 1996. Member: Boston Bar Association (Bar Advocates Steering Committee and Criminal Law Steering Committee).
Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers.
Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association. Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member Trial Practice Committee.
Member community board Women's Network Exchange, Boston, since 1983. Member of Boston Philatelic Society (president), Roxbury Highland History Society (historian since 1983), Women's Bar Association, Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Black Women Attorney's Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa.