------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Judicial vacancies
"People were concerned originally that perhaps
there would be a drought of judicial openings but there is
not."
MBA Chief Legal Counsel and
Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy, State House News Service, June
17
Healy was quoted by the State House News Service in a story on
the potential impact of Gov. Charlie Baker's judicial nominations
with upcoming vacancies expected on the bench.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Access to court records
"No one
should really have special access over anyone else."
MBA Criminal Justice
Section Vice Chair Peter Elikann, Boston Globe, June 15
Elikann spoke to the Globe as part of a story on public
access to electronic criminal and civil case information.
Representing the MBA, Elikann testified before a panel of
Massachusetts judges and other court officials at a hearing on
Monday. The MBA supports public access with the proper safeguards.
"It shouldn't be 100 percent unfettered access. There should be a
stringent set of guidelines on what can be released and what can't
be released," Elikann told the Globe.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Of note:
- In addition to the piece above, MBA Chief Legal Counsel and
Chief Operating Officer Martin W. Healy was quoted in a Republican (Springfield) story on
legislation that would allow juries to find someone "guilty except
insane." Healy noted that the bill, which the MBA has not taken a
position on, would "be a very substantial change from our current
law."
- The MBA's Mock Trial Program was mentioned in an article which ran in both the Framingham
Tab and MetroWest Daily News onPallavi
Krishnamurthy of Framingham, a member of the Winsor School mock
trial team that placed third in the national competition after
winning the state title.