Governor Nominates Judges to Serve on Juvenile Court, Boston Municipal Court

07:35AM / Sunday, March 29, 2026Print Story | Email Story

BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey nominated Michelle Licciardi to serve as an Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court and Kristin Michaud to serve as an Associate Justice of the Juvenile Court.

Both nominees will now be considered by the Governor’s Council for confirmation.

"I am proud to nominate Michelle and Kristin to serve as Associate Justices. With decades of legal experience, they bring the knowledge, judgment and steady temperament that our judicial system depends on," said Governor Maura Healey. "I am confident they will approach the bench with integrity and care, and that they will work every day to ensure that justice is administered thoughtfully and fairly for everyone who comes before them."

The mission of the Juvenile Court is to protect children from abuse and neglect, to promote opportunities for children to reside in safe, stable, permanent family environments, to strengthen families, to rehabilitate juveniles, and to protect the public from delinquent and criminal behavior. The Juvenile Court Department has jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters including delinquencies, youthful offender cases, care and protection matters and children requiring assistance cases. It has 42 judges, including the Chief Justice, sitting in over 40 courthouses. For more information about the Juvenile Court, visit its homepage. Governor Healey has previously nominated 13 judges to the Juvenile Court: Jamie Bennett, Jennifer Currie, Andrew Don, Tiffanie Ellis-Niles, Mary Gallant-Cote, Nibal Raheb, Andrew Hoffman, Audrey Murillo, Jeannie Rhinehart, Benjamin Mann, LaKeshia Parker Small, Fabiola White and Karin Wilinski.

The Boston Municipal Court Department serves the City of Boston and the Town of Winthrop, handling both criminal and civil matters while maintaining a commitment to the rule of law, and protecting human dignity through respect, compassion, correction, and the fair resolution of cases. The Boston Municipal Court Department has 30 judges in 8 court divisions. For more information about the Boston Municipal Court, visit its homepage. Governor Healey has previously nominated six judges to the Boston Municipal Court: Rebeca G. Figueroa, Vanessa Vélez, Steven S. Kim, Connor Barusch, Nicholas Brandt, and Dana Pierce.

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15 People Displaced in Pittsfield Home Fires

Staff Reports11:35AM / Sunday, October 11, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fifteen people were displaced after 2-alarm home fires this weekend on Springside Avenue and Elaine Drive.

On Friday evening, the Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 209 Springside Ave., which took a four-hour battle to extinguish and resulted in a partial roof collapse. The next day, on Saturday evening, crews knocked down a fire at 121 Elaine Drive in about an hour.

The garage and part of the single-family home on Elaine Drive were gutted to the frame, along with a vehicle parked in the driveway. On Springside Avenue, the top level and porch of the multifamily were burned through.

A GoFundMe has been started for the family of the Elaine Drive home, which includes several young children. The fundraiser, with a $5,500 goal, explains they lost their home and all of their belongings. (iBerkshires.com does not confirm or endorse fundraisers; they are provided as information only.)

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries, and both incidents are under investigation. One dog was rescued on Springside Avenue.

On Oct. 10, around 6:15 p.m., PFD responded to the Springside Avenue home for a reported structure fire and saw a 2 1/2-story wood frame multifamily with a heavy blaze showing from the second-floor front porch, extending out.

The building suffered a partial roof collapse, which prolonged extinguishment. The fire was brought under control after about four hours.

“An aggressive offensive attack was mounted by first arriving crews stretching hose lines into the building as well as primary searches that proved negative. Ladders were placed around the structure to provide access as well as escape if needed. An off-duty Fire Captain had also been on scene early in the incident to help evacuate the structure and rescue a dog,” PFD wrote in a press release.

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