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Middlesex Register of Probate: 12 Candidate Roundup

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  • Sean O’Donovan: Somerville Journal article.
  • Tom ConCannon: Wicked local article and endorsement by the BMG editors. [NOTE by David: our endorsement of Concannon was just for his write-in candidacy in the primary.  We have taken no position on who should win the caucus.]
  • John Panica: Website and email: john@johnpanica.com.
  • Paula Mattaliano: Medford wicked local announcing candidacy.
  • John Alperti: BMG comment stating that his hat is in the ring as well.
  • Tom Moran: No info.
  • Leonard Golder: Flyer where he spelled the title of the position “registrar” rather than “register”.  The flyer is sloppy in general.
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    1. It may be worth mentioning that Tom Concannon also received the endorsement for this office from O’Donovan’s hometown paper.

        • If I am registered Democrat in Middlesex County, can I show up here and vote on behalf of my candidate?  Are only delegates entitled to a vote?

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          p>Would showing up and hoping to become a delegate most likely require me to run against someone?

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          p>I would really appreciate the clarification.

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          p>Thanks.

          • and the delegates’ names were submitted last night prior to midnight.  They were voted upon in each ward and town committee.  

    2. Tom Moran (Chelmsford?) emailed me to say he is a candidate.  My DTC chair also mentioned a couple of names I didn’t recognize and now unfortunately forget.

    3. I had the clear impression that the Tom Concannon endorsement was in the primary, not the caucus.

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      p>The BMG “Kiss of Death”, to my knowledge, has not been bestowed.  I’m Worcester County, but I stopped in at a nearby meeting where they elected delegates.  My purpose was to promote our NH efforts in the Presidential.  As people were discussing the merits of various candidates, a supporter of Tom proudly remarked on the BMG endorsement!

      • Kate is right: our endorsement of Concannon was just for the primary, in the hope of knocking out Buonomo by a write-in vote.  Buonomo’s withdrawal of his name from the ballot has rendered that process moot.  We have not taken any position on who should win the caucus.

        • Sorry about that.  I saw the update on that post stating that the recommendation remained unchanged and thought it meant for the county caucus.  

    4. The winner of the county caucus will demonstrate a prowess that translates into the weight this person needs to lead the office, tame the Trial Court administrators and IT czars (get them moving), and hold the Legislature’s feet to the fire.

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      p>Maria Sheehy of aasistant city solicitor in  Lowell went to a fine law school down in D.C. at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus Shool of Law.

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      p>Democracy will be made stronger by reminding the bureaucrats in the Trail Court Administative Offices and Margaret Marshall who they work for:  the people!

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      • The “trial court administrators” are under the aegis of the Supreme Judicial Court. The chief justice for administration of each branch of the Trial Court is appointed by the SJC. A register runs the business of the specific county court. The register obviously needs to be able to work productively with AOPFC personnel and with the CJAM’s office in rolling out MassCourt technology.

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        p>I don’t care if the register went to law school at Catholic U or Harvard or (my alma mater) BC. Quite frankly, that’s not a relevant qualification, IMHO. What I do care about is whether that person has the skill set and operations experience required to rebuild morale, make the court more user-friendly, and improve efficiency and workflow so that justice gets more promptly administered. There has been little effort to reach out to the members of the Bar who regularly practice in the court, which is a shame, since we are critical consumers of the services and have valuable observations about how to make the place work better based on our experience. I only hope that I hear some answers to my questions tomorrow night.

        • Maybe this situation will remind Margaret Marshall and the Trial Court Department chief justices, the Trial Court Department regional administrative justices,and the CJAM that they all work for the people.

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          p>The Trial Court and the SJC is not an imperial empire, as much as they think they have a monopoly on wisdom!

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          p>Elect a Middlesex County register of probate who knows the difference.

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          p>The Trial Court gods need to be brought down a few pegs!  If the legislature won’t do it, maybe the people will?

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        • BC High, BC, and BC Law.  Sort of makes one proud doesn’t it?

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          p>Billy speaks Latin too.

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          p>Whitey worked as a custodian at the Suffolk County courthouse.  Billy Bulger had a grudge against Suffolk County Clerk for the SJC.

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          p>Billy’s other brother was a clerk-magistrate somewhere in BMC, I think.  That is until he tried to get out with a pension.  But that didn’t work out to good.

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          p>Trial Court equals good jobs at good salaries for legislator’s kin!

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          p>Stop putting on airs Margaret, et. al.?

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          p>Elected clerks and registers are the only ones answerable to the voters!

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    5. Coordinator of Community Education in the Middlesex DA’s Office and as Community Liaison and Special Assistant to the Attorney General in Scott Harshbarger’s

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      p>That sounds like two of the hackiest hack hack no lifting jobs in the universe. Now this dolt with zero experioence want to manage the probate court?

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      p>I say aboslutely not.

    6. I was elected a delegate at the Medford caucus last night and I posted the results of the election on my website  www.jimmymorse.com on a page called
      “Register of Probate.”

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      p>I was wondering if I can film some of the Waltham Caucus tonight and put it on You Tube?

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      • It is supposed to be open to the media, so in the interest of transparency I would hope it could be filmed, but I honestly don’t know.  Call the party office and I’m sure they can help you- 617-776-2676

        • If they let me, and anythign interesting happens, I plan on recording.

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          p>Of course, it could be the case that NOTHING interesting happens. đŸ™‚

          • Are likely to be nothing but nominations and speeches, near as I can figure.  I could be wrong, but I’d be surprised if the results of the first ballot are known before 8:45.

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            p>And with 10-20 candidates, who knows how many rounds of balloting there will be?  I’m prepared for a long night (though I should have brought some reading material)

    7. Medford’s Tara DeChristofaro has won the Democratic nomination for Register of Probate held at Waltham High School by a vote of 303 to 142 on the fourth ballot.  It was her electrifying two minute speech that swayed the vote away from 2nd place finisher Sean O’Donovan, Somerville Alderman.  Maria Sheehy of Lowell was third in the race.  Bob Colt endorsed Tara as did Maria Sheehy and at the end of the night, all the delegates and candidates of the Democratic Party stood behind Tara in a show of unity!  I have a 6 minute video of her acceptance speech and statements Tara’s father, Sean O’Donovan, Joe Curtatone, Michael Marks, and Michael Callahan but You Tube is shut down right now for maintenance.

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      p>I’ll try to post it tonight but my eyes are closing.

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      p>A special note of thanks to Sean O’Donovan for feeding all of us!

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