Yeo Appeals Middlesex Court Decision

Updated 10/12, 4:45 p.m. 

According to Peter Harrington, an attorney who represents those appealing the Election Commission decision, the appeals court judge said today she will try to reach a decision on Yeo's appeal by tomorrow. 

Yeo's appeal was heard in front of a judge of the Appeals Court of Massachusetts this afternoon in Boston.

Posted earlier:

, School Committee member Jonathan Yeo filed an appeal in Middlesex Superior Court today hoping he can run in the fall municipal election. 

Yeo is currently the Ward 4 School Committee member but recently moved to Ward 2. With current Ward 2 member Reenie Murphy reaching her term limit, Yeo intended to serve out his last two years on the committee in Ward 2. 

If his name is placed back on the ballot, , Margaret Albright. 

According to the appeal, Yeo is asking that the court vacates last week's superior court order and reinstates . 

To view a copy of Yeo's petition as well as a the memo of law explaining the appeal and those involved, click the .pdfs to the right.

"Mr. Yeo’s only goal is to be one of the many choices that Newton citizens will have in the pursuit of good government," said Yeo's attorney, Robert Sinsheimer. "He hopes he can continue to serve the public."

Sinsheimer told Patch Tuesday that Yeo "believes the decision of the Newton Election Commission was correct and hopes that the appeals court will expeditiously agree."

According to attorney Peter Harrington, who represented those appealing the Election Commission's decision, a hearing is scheduled tomorrow for Yeo's appeal to delay the decision to remove his name from the ballot. Harrington told Patch in an email Tuesday afternoon that the hearing will take place Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the John Adams Courthouse in Boston.

Although there is less than a month to go before the municipal election, Sinsheimer could not estimate how long the appeal process would take now that it is filed in court. 

Dan Fahey, who is one of the plaintiffs who filed an appeal against the Election Commission decision, told Patch Tuesday that the court would have to find "significant error in the law" for Yeo's appeal to go through

"I certainly found the judge’s opinion to be quite strongly written and it would surprise me if his opinion would get overruled on an appeal," Fahey said. "But we can get surprised in these matters."