麻州長提名5律師任初審法院法官 黃瑞瑜獲提名為波士頓市區法院法官

    （Boston Orange編譯）麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）今(15)日宣佈提名5位經驗豐富的資深律師出任州內初審法院法官，人選已送交州長委員會（Governor's Council）審查與確認。

        奚莉州長表示，這5位獲提名的律師長年致力於服務麻州民眾，兼具正直品格、卓越判斷力與對正義的堅定承諾。副州長Kim Driscoll也強調，優秀的法院體系仰賴公正且具備公共服務熱忱的法官，這批人選有數十年的專業歷練，深得同業尊重，將能提升司法服務品質。

        獲提名的5位律師在公務機構、公設辯護及民刑事訴訟等領域耕耘多年，將分別出任高等法院、波士頓市區法院，以及遺囑檢驗與家庭法院的審判工作。

        其中的林恩·費根鮑姆（Lynn Feigenbaum）與克里斯多福·斯普林（Christopher Spring，）獲提名為高等法院（Superior Court）法官（Associate Justice) 。

        費根鮑姆在薩福克郡檢察官辦公室服務逾20年，曾主持重大罪案局；斯普林則擁有20年私人執業經驗，處理過無數刑事訴訟與上訴案件。

        黃瑞瑜（Connie Wong）和基斯·尼克森（Keith Nicholson）獲提名為波士頓市區法院（Boston Municipal Court）法官（Associate Justice) 。尼克森則執業超過30年，專長刑事辯護與警政法務。

        獲提名為遺囑檢驗與家庭法院（Probate and Family Court）法官的麗莎·麥考克（Lisa McCormack），則長期於法院系統擔任司法案件經理與家事調解人員，法務經驗極為豐富。

        波士頓市政法院服務波士頓市和溫斯羅普鎮（Winthrop），下設八個法庭審理刑事案件。奚莉州長此前已提名七位法官進入波士頓市政法院。

        獲提名法官中的黃瑞瑜是波士頓華埠社區熟悉人士，現任波士頓消防局副局長，擅長勞資與法務事宜。麻州政府在候選人介紹文中指出，黃瑞瑜在波士頓消防局是負責勞資關係、人力資源及法律事務的副局長，為該局在僱用、勞工及行政事務方面提供法律諮詢，負責起草和審查政策與法律協議，制定法律培訓計劃，並統籌管理法律支持與人力資源職能。

        在進入波士頓消防局服務前，黃瑞瑜曾在薩福克郡高等法院（Suffolk Superior Court）任職十餘年，先後擔任助理書記官及刑事法庭審判治安法官（Trial Magistrate）。

        她在任職期間，主持提審、保釋聽證、證據開示程序及緩刑撤銷聽證，作出裁決與決定，管理刑事審判案卷，就刑事訴訟程序提供建議，並監督法庭及文書人員的工作。在更早之前，她曾在波士頓市政府法律部（City of Boston Law Department）擔任助理法律顧問，代表市政府參與法庭訴訟及行政程序。她也曾在 Paul M. Yee 律師事務所執業，協助處理房地產、商業、房東與租戶糾紛以及遺囑認證等方面的法律事務。 

        黃瑞瑜獲有波士頓學院（Boston College）理學學士學位及薩福克（Suffolk）大學法學院法律博士（J. D.）學位。一旦確認，她將是繼陳宇庭，陳遠芳，余達明，陳鉅超，呂友漢，中荷混血的Fernande R.V. Duffly之後，獲指派為麻州法官的第7名華裔法官。

       包括曾任麻州最高法院（SJC)大法官Fernande R.V. Duffly在內的這7名法官，目前僅有2022年獲查理貝克（Charlie Baker)州長指派的陳宇庭和，以及2013年獲麻州州長派區克（Deval Patrick)指派為麻州青少年法院法官，再於2025年獲麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey)指派為上訴法院法官的陳遠芳（Gloria Tan)仍然在位，其餘的華裔法官都已退休。

Governor Healey Nominates Five Attorneys to Serve on Massachusetts Trial Courts 

Judicial Nominations to the Superior Court, Boston Municipal Court and Probate & Family Court  

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey today announced five judicial nominations to Massachusetts trial courts, continuing her commitment to appointing highly qualified, experienced attorneys to serve the people of Massachusetts. She nominated Attorneys Lynn Feigenbaum and Christopher Spring to serve as Associate Justices of the Superior Court, Attorneys Connie Wong and Keith Nicholson to serve as Associate Justices of the Boston Municipal Court, and Attorney Lisa McCormack to serve as an Associate Justice of the Probate & Family Court. The nominations will now be considered by the Governor's Council. 

"These are five outstanding attorneys who have dedicated their careers to serving the people of Massachusetts," said Governor Maura Healey. "Each brings integrity, sound judgment and a deep commitment to justice. I am proud to nominate them to the bench, and I look forward to working with the Governor's Council to advance their confirmations." 

"I look forward to working with the Governor's Council to confirm these judges who reflect the highest standards of professionalism, fairness and public service,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “Our courts depend on judges who are fair, thoughtful and committed to public service. These nominees have earned the respect of their colleagues through decades of legal experience, and I know they will serve the people of Massachusetts with distinction." 

The Superior Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction for Massachusetts, with 82 justices service in 20 courthouses across all 14 counties. The court hears major civil and criminal cases across the state, including first-degree murder cases, and has jurisdiction over a range of other complex civil and administrative matters.  Governor Healey has previously nominated 20 judges to the Superior Court: Tracy Duncan, Gillian Feiner, John Fraser, Ira Gant, Keren Goldenberg, Julie Green, Charles W. Groce, Sarah Hamilton, Adam Hornstine, Sarah G. Kim, Amy Karangekis, Emily Karstetter, Matthew Nestor, Michael Pineault, Sarah Joss, Adam Sisitsky, Deepika Shukla, Thomas Townsend, Jeffrey Trapani and Asha White. For more information about the Superior Court, visit its homepage. 

The Boston Municipal Court Department serves the City of Boston and the Town of Winthrop, hearing criminal matters in eight court divisions. Governor Healey has previously nominated seven judges to the Boston Municipal Court: Connor Barusch, Nicholas Brandt, Rebeca G. Figueroa, Steven S. Kim,  Michelle Licciardi , Dana Pierce and Vanessa Vélez, For more information about the Boston Municipal Court, visit its homepage. 

 

The Probate and Family Court Department handles matters involving families and children, including divorce, child support, and wills. The Probate and Family Court Department's mission is to deliver timely justice to the public by providing equal access to a fair, equitable, and efficient forum to solve family and probate legal matters and to help and protect all individuals, families, and children impartially and respectfully. 

 

The Probate and Family Court Department is responsible for family-related and probate matters such as divorce, paternity, child support, custody, adoption, wills, estates, and guardianships. Its mission is to provide fair, equitable, and timely access to justice while assisting and protecting individuals and families. For more information about the Probate and Family Court Department, please visit its homepage. Governor Healey has previously nominated 21 judges to the Probate and Family Court: Laurel Barraco, Manisha Bhatt, Jennifer Bingham, Bethany Brown, Colleen Carroll, Jessica Dubin, Mary Ferriter, Alexandra Flanders, Timothy Horan, Mikalen Howe, Lyonel Jean-Pierre Jr., Mark Lee, Caryn Mitchell-Munevar, Evelyn Patsos, Alessandra Petruccelli, Brian Salisbury, Carla Salvucci, Bernadette Stark, Toiya Taylor, Elena Tsizer, and Michelle Yee. 

  

For more information about the Probate and Family Court, visit its homepage. 

 

About the Nominees: 
 

Lynn Feigenbaum has served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office for over two decades, most recently serving as the Chief of the Major Felony Bureau.  In this position since 2019, she supervises a team of attorneys and staff responsible for complex felony cases and oversees their investigation and prosecution of violent crimes. From July 2023 to February 2025, she was appointed to be the Chief of the Motor Vehicle Homicide Unit.  Attorney Feigenbaum has served in several key units of the office, including the Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court, the Juvenile Unit, the Major Felony Unit, the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit and the Senior Trial Unit. Her diverse experience includes grand jury investigations and prosecutions involving homicides, sexual assaults, domestic violence and other violent offenses. Feigenbaum earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University. 

Christopher Spring has operated a private practice for the past twenty years focused on representing individuals in a broad range of criminal matters in the District and Superior Courts and the Appeals Court. He has tried over 150 cases to verdict and has argued six cases in the Appeals Court. Prior to entering private practice, Attorney Spring was a litigation associate at Morrison Mahoney, where he represented insurance carriers and self-insured entities in medical malpractice, premises liability and motor vehicle litigation.  He began his career, as an Assistant District Attorney in the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, where he investigated and presented felony matters to the grand jury and prosecuted a broad range of criminal cases in the District and Superior Courts.  He handled cases involving violent crime, drug trafficking, firearms offenses, operating under the influence, domestic violence and other serious criminal matters. Attorney Spring earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Hampshire and a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School. 

Keith J. Nicholson is a civil litigator and criminal defense attorney with more than three decades of experience representing individuals, businesses and law enforcement professionals throughout Massachusetts. Since founding the Law Office of Keith J. Nicholson in Quincy in 1996, Attorney Nicholson has maintained a general practice with an emphasis on criminal defense and civil litigation, handling all aspects of representation from client intake and discovery through motion practice, settlement negotiations, arbitration, administrative proceedings and trial. Attorney Nicholson has also represented indigent defendants in the Boston Municipal Court through Suffolk Lawyers for Justice since 1998. He also serves as counsel to the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association and the New England Police Benevolent Association, representing police officers and correctional officers in arbitration proceedings, civil service hearings, and criminal prosecutions. Prior to starting his private practice, Attorney Nicholson served in the Trial Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, where he conducted investigations, discovery and legal research in a broad range of criminal and civil matters. Attorney Nicholson earned a Bachelor of Science from Providence College and a Juris Doctor from New England School of Law.   

Connie Wong is an experienced litigator with a breadth of experience in both civil and criminal law. She currently serves as the Deputy Commissioner for Labor Relations, Human Resources & Legal Affairs at the Boston Fire Department where she provides legal counsel to the Department on employment, labor, and administrative matters, drafts and reviews policies and legal agreements, develops legal training programs, and oversees legal support and human resources functions. Previously, Attorney Wong served for more than a decade in the Suffolk Superior Court, first as an Assistant Clerk and later as a trial Magistrate in the Criminal Session. In these roles, she presided over arraignments, bail hearings, discovery matters, and probation surrender hearings, issued findings and rulings, managed criminal trial dockets and advised on criminal procedure while supervising courtroom and clerical staff. Earlier in her career, she served as Assistant Corporation Counsel in the City of Boston Law Department, representing the City in court and administrative proceedings. She also gained experience in private practice with the Law Office of Paul M. Yee, assisting with real estate, business, landlord-tenant and probate matters. Attorney Wong earned a Bachelor of Science from Boston College and a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School.  

Lisa McCormack is an experienced probate and family law attorney with extensive expertise in probate administration, guardianships, conservatorships, trusts, adoptions and civil litigation. Since 2015, she has served as Judicial Case Manager and MUPC Magistrate in the Berkshire Probate and Family Court, where she provides legal and procedural guidance to the Justices, reviews complex probate and family law matters, assists in drafting judicial decisions, oversees judicial staff and facilitates dispute intervention in high-conflict probate and equity cases. She also works closely with self-represented litigants, attorneys, guardians ad litem and court personnel to ensure the efficient administration of justice. Prior to joining the court, Attorney McCormack was a Senior Associate at Cain Hibbard & Myers, P.C., where she concentrated her practice in health care law, medical malpractice defense, mental health litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, employment and commercial litigation and real estate disputes. Earlier in her career, she practiced bankruptcy law at Kressler & Kressler, P.C. and served as a judicial intern for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Attorney McCormack earned a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College and a Juris Doctor from Western New England College School of Law.