Governor Patrick Nominates Newton Resident for Juvenile Court Judgeship
Governor Deval Patrick announced three judicial nominations Wednesday afternoon.
Updated Feb. 16 Governor Deval Patrick has nominated Newton resident Gloria Tan as an associate justice of the Middlesex County Juvenile Court, according to a press release issued Wednesday by Patrick's office. Tan currently serves as the deputy director of the Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School, the press release said. She is a member of the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee and the Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. “I am honored to appoint these distinguished attorneys to serve on the trial courts,” Patrick said in the press release. “They will bring to the bench extraordinary legal expertise, excellent judicial temperament and demonstrated commitment to the fair administration of …
