Governor's Council

The Massachusetts House rammed through a 25-percent pay increase for the eight Governor's Councilors to up their salary to $45,025, plus certain expenses.

Convicted murderer Thomas Koonce said Wednesday during a hearing on his possible commutation that he takes "full responsibility" for shooting and killing a New Bedford man in 1987.

Kimberly Moses-Smith was nominated to the bench in September by Governor Charlie Baker.

Kimberly Moses Smith would replace Whaling City native Judge Peter Smola in the Probate and Family Court if confirmed by the Governor's Council.

Taunton City Councilor Estele Borges will formally launch her campaign Thursday night at the District Center for the Arts on Court Street.

Where are the women politicians on the Southcoast?

A Bristol County prosecutor has been confirmed for a district court judgeship.

A pair of upcoming outreach seminars will inform local lawyers on the SouthCoast and Cape Cod exactly what they must do if they wish to become Massachusetts judges sometime in the future.

Judge Elspeth "Ellie" Cypher of Assonet was unanimously confirmed to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts by the Governor's Council on Wednesday. The 58-year-old former Bristol County prosecutor will replace Justice Margot Botsford, who will reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 this month...

The Governor's Council has commuted the sentence of a former Brockton woman and granted pardons to two other people, marking the first clemency votes in Massachusetts in more than a decade. The eight-member council voted 6-2 on Wednesday to approve Gov...