CHANGES TO THE 2021 MASSACHUSETTS LAWYERS DIARY AND MANUAL 1 CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THE 2021 MASSACHUSETTS LAWYERS DIARY AND MANUAL® SINCE PUBLICATION The following material supplements the information in the 2021 edition, and includes both election-related changes and other changes and corrections to the 2021 edition: Page 25 MASSACHUSETTS STATE COURTS Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants died September14, 2020, shortly after the 2021 edition went to press. The new Chief Justice is Kimberly S. Budd, formerly an Associate Justice. ThefollowingarenewAssociateJustices: Dalila Argaez Wendlandt, formerly an Associate Justice of the Appeals Court Serge Georges, Jr., formerly an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court Department Appeals Court Dalila Argaez Wendlandt is no longer an Associate Justice of the Appeals Court. She is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. Diana L. Maldonado is no longer an Associate Justice, having retired. Marguerite T. Grant is a new Associate Justice of the Appeals Court. Maureen A. Walsh is a new Associate Justice of the Appeals Court. Page 27 Superior Court The following are new Associate Justices of the Superior Court: Robert W. Harnais Daniel J. O’Shea (formerly a Justice of the District Court Department) Kristen R. Buxton Maureen Mulligan Susan Sullivan Land Court Department Kevin T. Smith is a new Justice (Confirmation Pending). Page 30 Probate and Family Court Department Kimberly Moses Smith is a new Associate Justice. Page 31 District Court Department Maureen A. Walsh is no longer a Regional Administrative Justice. She is now an Associate Justice of the Appeals Court. The following are new Circuit Justices of the District Court: Michelle D. Fentress Robert W. Harnais Honor Segal Danielle L. Williams The following are no longer Justices of the Appellate Division, Northern District: Mark S. Coven Daniel C. Crane Gregory C. Flynn The new Presiding Justice is Matthew J. Nestor. ThefollowingarenewAssociateJusticesofthe Appellate Division, Northern District: Robert A. Brennan Franco J. Gobourne Megan Streff Spring William P. Hadley is no longer Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Western District: The new Presiding Justice is Jennifer A. Stark. Paul Hart Smyth is a new Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Western District. 6/3/21 © 2020, Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC. All rights reserved. Reprinted from the 2021 Massachusetts Lawyers Diary and Manual® with permission for personal use and reference only. Commercial use or distribution is strictly prohibited. 2 CHANGES TO THE 2021 MASSACHUSETTS LAWYERS DIARY AND MANUAL Page 31 (Cont’d) Boston Municipal Court Department Serge Georges, Jr. is no longer an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court. He is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. John E. Garland is a new Associate Justice. Page 32 Juvenile Court Department Joanna Rodriguez is a new Circuit Justice of the Juvenile Court: Page 33 MASSACHUSETTS COURTS AND OFFICES, BY COUNTY Probate and Family Court, Barnstable Division Arthur C. Ryley is no longer Presiding Justice, having retired. The position is subject to appointment. Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters. Page 34 District Court, Falmouth Division Sharon Frances Lalli (formerly Criminal Clerk Magistrate of Superior Court, Plymouth County) is a new Associate Justice. Page 39 Probate and Family Court Department, Bristol Division Kimberly Moses Smith is a new Associate Justice. Page 40 Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters. District Court, Attleboro Division Daniel J. O’Shea is no longer First Justice. He is now an Associate Justice of the Superior Court. Page 43 Public Administrators, Bristol County Kimberly Moses Smith is no longer a Public Administrator. She is now an Associate Justice, Probate and Family Court, Bristol Division. Marita Durkin Gray is a new Public Administrator; 10 N.Main St., Fall River 02720; (508) 646-1111; Fax: (508) 646-1425. Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters. Page 47 District Court, Haverhill Division Patricia A. Dowling is no longer First Justice, having retired. The new First Justice is Cesar A. Archilla. Mary F. McCabe is an additional Associate Justice. Page 48 District Court, Lynn Division Brian V. Sullivan is no longer Clerk-Magistrate, having retired. ThenewClerk-Magistrateis Michael F. Hogan formerlyanAssistant Clerk-Magistrate, MaldenDivision). © 2020, Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC. All rights reserved. Reprinted from the 2021 Massachusetts Lawyers Diary and Manual® with permission for personal use and reference only. Commercial use or distribution is strictly prohibited. CHANGES TO THE 2021 MASSACHUSETTS LAWYERS DIARY AND MANUAL 3 Page 50 Essex County District Attorney's Office Kristen R. Buxton, is no longer an Assistant District Attorney. She is now an Associate Justice of the Superior Court. Page 56 District Court, Springfield Division Danielle L. Williams is no longer an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Circuit Justice, District Court Department. Page 62 Probate and Family Court, Middlesex County The two addresses for the court in Cambridge have relocated. The new address is 10-U Commerce Way, Woburn 01701; (781) 865-4000; Registry Fax: (617) 225-0781; Judges Lobby Fax: (781) 528-2318; Probation Office Fax: (617) 374-9845 Page 64 District Court, Cambridge Division William Trevaun Bailey is a new Justice. Robert W. Harnais (a Circuit Justice) is an additional Justice. Page 65 District Court, Lowell Division Stephen B. Geary is a new Justice. District Court, Malden Division Michael F. Hogan is leaving office as an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate. He was appointed a Justice of the District Court, LynnDivision (Confirmation Pending). Page 66 District Court, Newton Division James M. Murphy (formerly an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate, Woburn Division) is a new Justice. Page 67 District Court, Woburn Division James M. Murphy is no longer an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate. He now a Justice of the District Court, Newton Division. Page 70 Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters. Page 77 Superior Court, Plymouth Division, Criminal Business Sharon Frances Lalli is no longer Criminal Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Justice of the District Court, Falmouth Division. Page 78 Housing Court, Southeastern Division Although some court sessions are still heard in Barnstable, there is no longer a Barnstable office for the Court. Contact the Fall River office for Cape and Islands matters. Page 82 Superior Court, Suffolk Division, Criminal Business Michelle D. Fentress is no longer an Assistant Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Circuit Justice of the District Court Department. © 2020, Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC. All rights reserved. Reprinted from the 2021 Massachusetts Lawyers Diary and Manual® with permission for personal use and reference only. Commercial use or distribution is strictly prohibited. 4 CHANGES TO THE 2021 MASSACHUSETTS LAWYERS DIARY AND MANUAL Page 84 Boston Municipal Court Department Serge Georges, Jr. is no longer an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court. He is now an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. John E. Garland is a new Associate Justice. Page 91 District Court, Fitchburg Division Carol T. Vittorioso has been nominated to be Clerk-Magistrate (Confirmation Pending). District Court, Gardner Division Whitney J. Brown is no longer Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Justice, Westborough Division. The position is subject to appointment Page 92 District Court, Westborough Division Whitney J. Brown is a new Justice. Page 93 District Court, Winchendon Division Acting Clerk-Magistrate Whitney J. Brown is no longer Clerk-Magistrate. She is now a Justice, Westborough Division. The position is subject to appointment District Court, Worcester Division AndrewJ. Abdella is a new Associate Justice. Juvenile Court, Worcester County Division Brendan J. Moran has been nominated to be Clerk-Magistrate (Confirmation Pending). Page 105 MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY Boston Martin J. Walsh is no longer Mayor of Boston, having been appointed U.S. Secretary of Labor. The ActingMayor is Kim M. Janey. Page 122 Franklin All Faxes intended for the Police Department should be sent to the Police Department Fax numbers (instead of the general Municipal Fax number), which are (508) 520-4747 and 7950. Page 194 COSTS AND FEES Federal Post-Judgment Interest Rates The following are Federal Post-Judgment Interest Rates which took effect after the 2021 edition went to press: Aug. 21, 2020 ...................0.13% Nov.20,2020 ..................0.11% Aug. 28, 2020 ...................0.13% Nov.27,2020 ..................0.11% Sept. 4, 2020....................0.12% Dec.4,2020 ...................0.11% Sept. 11, 2020...................0.14% Dec.11,2020 ..................0.10% Sept. 18, 2020...................0.13% Dec.18,2020 ..................0.09% Sept. 25, 2020...................0.12%