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星期三, 12月 02, 2015

Governor Baker Nominates Assistant Attorney General Patrick Sabbs to Springfield District Court

Governor Baker Nominates Assistant Attorney General Patrick Sabbs to Springfield District Court

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker has nominated Assistant Attorney General Patrick Sabbs to the Springfield District Court. Sabbs brings over 18 years of trial experience as a state prosecutor in Western Massachusetts, handling major felony matters for the Office of the Attorney General and Hampden County District Attorney’s Office.

“Patrick Sabbs’ nearly two decades of experience as a prosecutor and trial attorney will prove invaluable to the District Court and people of Western Massachusetts,”said Governor Baker. “I look forward to the Governors Council’s consideration of his nomination.”

"The administration is pleased to have the opportunity to nominate a talented individual who was raised in the Springfield area, practiced in his home town, and now is willing to take on the obligation to sit on the court before which he practiced,”said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito.

Judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council. Applicants for judicial openings are reviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and recommended to the governor.

There are 62 District Courts throughout the Commonwealth hearing a range of criminal, civil, housing, juvenile, mental health and other case types, including all felonies punishable by a sentence up to five years, misdemeanors and violations of city and town ordinances and by-laws. Springfield is located in the Region 6, which includes courts in Chicopee, Eastern Hampshire, Greenfield, Holyoke, Northern Berkshire, Northampton, Orange, Palmer, Southern Berkshire, and Westfield. 

For more information about the District Court, visithttp://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/trial-court/dc/.

About Patrick Sabbs:

Patrick Sabbs currently serves as an Assistant Attorney General overseeing the Criminal Bureau of the Western Massachusetts Regional Office of the Office of the Attorney General, responsible for the investigation and prosecution of all criminal manners in Massachusetts’ four western counties. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s office, Sabbs served for over 18 years in various capacities with the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office, most recently as head of the Superior Court Public Protection Unit where he lead investigations and prosecutions for felony narcotic, firearm, homicide and aggravated assault cases. Sabbs obtained his Juris Doctor in 1996 from Western New England College School of Law in Springfield and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1997. He graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a degree in Communication Studies in 1984 and spent 12 years as a television director and producer with WWLP-22News in Chicopee.

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