Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2012
Commonwealth seeks BMC clerk-magistrate for West Roxbury
Review the MBA's Guide to the Massachusetts Judicial Selection Process
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking a person to serve
as clerk-magistrate of the Boston Municipal Court's West Roxbury
Division with a vacancy created by the Hon. Richard L. Walsh. The
application deadline is Oct. 25, 2012. For additional
information and vacancies,
click here.
The path to judicial selection can be arduous. Candidates are
vetted through both public and private bodies including: the
Judicial Nomination Commission, the Joint Bar Committee on Judicial
Appointments and the Governor's Council.
MBA's A Guide to the Massachusetts Judicial Selection
Process gives a step-by-step account of how the process works.
This second edition covers the most recent Executive Order filed by
Governor Deval L. Patrick, which established the current Judicial
Nomination Commission.
Click
here to view the Guide to the Massachusetts Judicial
Selection Process.