Baker sends his first judicial pick to the Governor's Council

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Gov. Charlie Baker has nominated Judge Scott Kafker to serve as chief justice of the Appeals Court.

Baker sends his first judicial pick to the Governor's Council
By Michael Norton
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

Posted Jul. 13, 2015 at 1:49 PM
Updated Jul 13, 2015 at 2:06 PM

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON - Gov. Charlie Baker is set on Wednesday to personally introduce his first judicial pick to the Governor's Council, which will hold a public hearing on Judge Scott Kafker's nomination to serve as chief justice of the Appeals Court.

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito plans to join Baker at the 11 a.m. hearing on Wednesday in the Governor's Council chamber, according to a Baker aide. Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Robert Cordy, who served with Baker and Kafker in Gov. William Weld's administration, is expected to testify on Kafker's behalf.

According to a list of witnesses obtained by the News Service, councilors will also hear support for Kafker from Appeals Court Judge Elspeth Cypher, Appeals Court law clerk Brittany Williams and court officer John Harrison, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute general counsel Richard Bosky and DentaQuest general counsel and longtime friend David Abelman.

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Baker, who held administration and finance and health and human services Cabinet posts during the administrations of Govs. Weld and Paul Cellucci, nominated Kafker on June 30. If confirmed, Kafker would succeed Appeals Court Chief Justice Phillip Rapoza, who has retired from the bench.