Governor's Council

Earlier this month, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced several nominations to the state’s superior court, coming amid calls to fill dozens of vacancies in courthouses across the state. Among the five nominees is a Northampton resident serving as chief of a local branch of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

After pressure from the Western Massachusetts Governor’s Council member, first-term Governor Maura Healey has issued nominations to fill judicial vacancies.

An interview with Democratic District 8 Massachusetts Governor's Council representative Tara Jacobs of North Adams.

The Massachusetts Governor’s Council has delayed a vote on a pardon request from first-term Democrat Maura Healey.

The Western Massachusetts representative on Governor Maura Healey’s Governor’s Council says she’s puzzled by three new pardon recommendations from the first-term Democrat.

An interview with Tara Jacobs.

An interview with Tara Jacobs.

An interview with Tara Jacobs.

Pledges to make sure judicial nominees are well-suited to the position