Facts: - preceded: david h. locke - state senate: massachusetts - district: norfolk , bristol & middlesex - term end: 2004 - succeeded: scott brown - term start: 1993 - birth date: february 17 , 1962 - name: cheryl ann jacques - website: -lsb- http://cheryljacques.org/ cheryljacques.org -rsb- - alma mater: boston college , suffolk university law school Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cheryl jacques .
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cheryl ann jacques -lrb- born february 17 , 1962 -rrb- is a massachusetts administrative judge in the department of industrial accidents , and former politician who served six terms in the massachusetts senate .she also worked as the president of the human rights campaign for 11 months and addressed the 2004 democratic national convention in this post .jacques graduated from boston college in 1984 and received her j.d. from suffolk university law school in 1987 .jacques was assistant district attorney in middlesex county and assistant attorney general of the state .she ran for u.s. congress , but lost in the democratic primary to stephen lynch .jacques was the first openly lesbian member of the massachusetts senate where she served six terms , and came out as a lesbian during her fourth , citing the statistic that one-third of gay and lesbian teens attempt suicide as part of her motivation for coming out .she was succeeded in the state senate by scott brown .she became president of hrc in 2004 , succeeding elizabeth birch .however , she resigned on november 30 , 2004 , citing '' a difference in management philosophy '' with her board , following criticism of the hrc 's failure to defeat voter referendums in 11 states banning same-sex marriage and , in some cases , civil unions .currently , jacques writes and speaks nationally on issues of diversity , civil rights and politics .prior to becoming an administrative judge , she was of counsel to the law firm of brody , hardoon , perkins and kesten , and is a consultant on diversity issues to corporations and non-profit organizations .in 2008 she was named a department of industrial accidents administrative judge by governor deval patrick .on march 12 , 2012 the state ethics commission charged jacques with violating massachusetts ' conflict-of-interest law after she allegedly tried to use her clout as a judge to have a dentist office reduce her brother-in-law 's bill .