The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court recently appointed Attorney Martin W. Healy of Wilmington to the Board of Bar Examiners, in accordance with G.L. c. 221, § 35. His appointment is effective on June 1, 2008, and expires on October 1, 2012. Mr. Healy fills the position previously held by Attorney Alice E. Richmond.

            The Board of Bar Examiners, consisting of five members appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court, makes rules with reference to examinations for admission to the Massachusetts bar and the qualifications of applicants, in accordance with SJC Rule 3:01. The Board prepares, administers, and grades the bar examinations, evaluates applicants’ requirements, and issues reports to the Supreme Judicial Court.

            Mr. Healy is General Counsel at the Massachusetts Bar Association where he has worked since 1989, becoming General Counsel in 1997. He also served the Association in a dual capacity as both General Counsel and Interim Executive Director on two separate occasions spanning several years. Previously, he was a law clerk in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and in the Law Office of William F. Coyne in Boston. He also served as a senior legislative aide in the Massachusetts Senate. Among his numerous professional activities, Mr. Healy is a pro bono defense counsel for the Committee for Public Counsel Services, an Editorial Board member of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and a member of the Supreme Judicial Court Judiciary-Media Committee. From 2000 to 2006, he was a Hearing Committee member on the Board of Bar Overseers. Mr. Healy received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School and his B.S. degree from Suffolk University. A South Boston native, Mr. Healy now resides in Wilmington with his wife Celeste and three sons.