Governor Healey Nominates Judge Joanna Rodriguez and Lisa Core to District Court
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey today nominated Judge Joanna Rodriguez and Lisa Core to serve as Associate Justices of the District Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor’s Council for confirmation.
“Judge Rodriguez and Attorney Core are highly-qualified nominees, and their decades of experience in our courts will be incredibly valuable on the District Court,” said Governor Maura Healey “I'm grateful to the Governor’s Council for their careful review of these nominations.”
“Both of these nominees are exceedingly qualified to serve on the District Court, and I am excited to work with the Governor’s Council to advance their nominations,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll.
The District Court hears a wide range of criminal, civil, housing, juvenile, mental health, and other types of cases. District Court criminal jurisdiction extends to all felonies punishable by a sentence up to five years, and many other specific felonies with greater potential penalties, all misdemeanors, and all violations of city and town ordinances and by-laws. In civil matters, the District Court hears cases in which the damages are not likely to be more than $50,000 and small claims cases up to $7,000. The District Court is located in 62 courts across the state.
Governor Healey has already nominated 18 attorneys to the District Court: Heath Antonio, Patrick Burke, Brian Doxtader, Ed Karcasinas, Suzanne McDonough, Liza Williamson, Leo Fama, Francis V. Kenneally, Courtney C. Linnehan, Marjorie P. Tynes, Sarah Kennedy, Edward Krippendorf, Frederick DeCubellis, Gregory Teran, Amanda Ward, Stuart Hurowitz, and Polly Phillips.
For more information about the District Court, visit their homepage.
About the Nominees:
The Honorable Joanna Rodriguez is currently an Associate Justice of the Juvenile Court where she has served since 2020. She presides over a wide range of civil and criminal matters, including delinquencies, youthful offender cases, care and protection matters, and children requiring assistance cases. Prior to her appointment, Judge Rodriguez served as the Deputy General Counsel at the Sex Offenders Registry Board. She supervised attorneys who represented the Board at all administrative hearings throughout the courts in Massachusetts. Judge Rodriguez also served as a solo practitioner for 12 years where her practice focused on criminal defense in the District and Juvenile Courts. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Administrative Justice from Rutgers University and a Juris Doctor from the Massachusetts School of Law.
Lisa Core has spent the past decade as a solo practitioner where her practice has focused on court-appointed and private criminal defense in the trial and appellate courts. Earlier in her career, Attorney Core served as a law clerk in the Massachusetts Appeals Court and worked as a civil litigator at a law firm in Boston. Attorney Core then spent six years as an Assistant District Attorney in the Essex County District Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted a wide range of felony and misdemeanor cases, and served as the Supervisor of the Lynn District Court and the Lynn Gun Court before leaving to start her private practice. She holds a bachelor's degree in from Dartmouth College and a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. Attorney Core is actively engaged in her community. She lives with her family in Winchester.
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