Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Nominates Ex-Partner to Fill Supreme Judicial Court Seat

If confirmed, Justice Wolohojian will fill the vacancy left by Justice David Lowy.

Maura Healey, who was a Democratic gubernatorial candidate at the time, in Boston, Mass., on Nov. 7, 2022.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has nominated her former long-term partner to fill a vacant spot on the state’s highest court.

The Democratic governor announced the nomination of Massachusetts Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle Wolohojian to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court in a statement on Feb. 7.