Hon. Charles B. Swartwood, III (ret.), Chair

 

Hon. Charles B. Swartwood, III (ret.) was appointed as the Chair of the Commission by Governor Deval Patrick in 2009. He currently serves as a Mediator and Arbitrator for JAMS in Boston. Chairman Swartwood previously served as the Chief Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, as a Special Justice for the Central District Court of Worcester, as a Commissioner for Judicial Conduct, as Vice Chair of the Board of Bar Overseers and as a town selectman. Chairman Swartwood is a graduate of Brown University and Boston University School of Law.

 

Hon. Patrick J. King (ret.), Vice Chair

 

Hon. Patrick J. King (ret.) was appointed to the Commission by Secretary of State William Galvin in 2008. He currently serves as a Mediator and Arbitrator for JAMS in Boston and as Settlement Counsel for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Previously, Commissioner King was a trial court judge for 26 years, and also served as the President of the Massachusetts Judges Conference, as Chairman of the Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Volunteer Lawyers Project for the Boston Bar Association. Commissioner King graduated cum laude from Northeastern University and is a graduate of Boston University School of Law.

Paula Finley Mangum

 

Paula Finley Mangum was appointed to the Commission by Governor Deval Patrick in 2010. Commissioner Mangum is a sole practitioner with a particular focus on domestic relations and employment law. She previously served as Assistant District Attorney for Bristol County and as a law clerk to the justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court. Commissioner Mangum graduated summa cum laude from Pine Manor College and cum laude from Boston College Law School.

Martin F. Murphy

 

Martin F. Murphy was appointed to the Commission by Attorney General Martha Coakley in 2010. He is currently a partner in the Boston law firm Foley Hoag, LLP. Commissioner Murphy served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1991. He served as the Middlesex County First Assistant District Attorney from 1992-1997. Commissioner Murphy is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

 

William J. Trach

 

William J. Trach was appointed to the Commission by Governor Deval Patrick in December 2011. Commissioner Trach is a partner in the Litigation Department of Goodwin Proctor LLP, where his practice centers on criminal defense, regulatory investigations and civil litigation.  Commissioner Trach previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, assigned to the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Unit.  He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sandra Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.  Commissioner Trach graduated cum laude from Harvard College and from Harvard Law School.