judges

Governor's Councilor Ferreira has a real solution for keeping the public safe from bad state judges. He is a former cop, an attorney, a father, and a Democrat.

Trump is quietly changing the makeup of the judiciary.

The best way to evaluate judges in Massachusetts is through the Governor's Council that contains at least some practicing attorneys elected to it.

Judges should not be making policy from the bench.

The murder of Yarmouth Police Sergeant and New Bedford native Sean Gannon has Mayor Jon Mitchell once again asking why judges keep allowing repeat criminals back on the streets.

New Bedford Police are becoming increasingly frustrated with judges allowing repeat offenders back on the streets, despite having lengthy criminal records.

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.

An unusual number of state judges retired from the bench this year, a development likely tied to a recent salary increase for the jurists. The Boston Globe reports that 32 judges announced their retirements in 2014, including 17 who had not yet reached the mandatory retirement age of 70...