Standards on Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Conditions: Appendix

Standards adopted by the Supreme Judicial Court, acting on the advice of the Working Group on Substance Use and Mental Health.

Working Group Members
Hon. Paula Carey, Chief Justice, Trial Court (ret.) • Working Group Chair
Hon. David Lowy, Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court

Nick Brandt, Deputy Legal Counsel, District Court
Alexandra Capachietti, Deputy Assistant for Judicial Policy, Legal Counsel, Executive Office of the Trial Court
Sheila Casey, Specialty Courts Administrator, Executive Office of the Trial Court
Hon. Kathleen Coffey, First Justice, Boston Municipal Court
Georgia Critsley, Senior Counsel for Governmental Affairs, Executive Office of the Trial Court
Ronald DeRosa, Deputy Legal Counsel, Boston Municipal Court
Edward Dolan, Commissioner, Massachusetts Probation Service (ret.)
Hon. Judith Fabricant, Chief Justice, Superior Court, (ret.), Consultant
Laura Gallant, Deputy Specialty Courts Administrator, Executive Office of the Trial Court
Jorge Ghazal, Deputy Legal Counsel, Housing Court
Marisa Hebble, Senior Manager for Behavioral Health, Executive Office of the Trial Court
Hon. Maureen Hogan, Associate Justice, Superior Court
Hon. Janet McGuiggan, Associate Justice, District Court
Hon. Susan Oker, Associate Justice, Juvenile Court
Evelyn Patsos, Deputy Legal Counsel, Probate and Family Court
Alex Philipson, Assistant Deputy Court Administrator, Superior Court
Chip Phinney, Deputy Legal Counsel, Supreme Judicial Court
Hon. Kathleen Sandman, First Justice, Probate and Family Court
Bethany Stevens, General Counsel and Director of Legal Policy, District Court
Hon. Maria Theophilis, Associate Justice, Housing Court
Sean Tobin, Administrative Attorney, Juvenile Court

Administrative support provided by Tess Jurgensen, Administrative Coordinator, Executive Office of the Trial Court.

Former Members

Hon. Ralph Gants, Chief Justice, Supreme Judicial Court (In Memoriam) • Working Group Chair
Alexandra Arnold, Law Clerk, Supreme Judicial Court
Hon. Beth Crawford, First Justice, Probate and Family Court (ret.)
Hon. Sarah Joss, Associate Justice, District Court, former Deputy Commissioner and Legal Counsel, Massachusetts Probation Service
Alexander Robledo, Law Clerk, Supreme Judicial Court
Hon. Kristen Stone, Associate Justice, District Court, former Deputy General Counsel, District Court
Hon. Robert Tochka, Associate Justice, Superior Court (ret.)

Working Group Guests
Peter Antonellis, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office
Carrie Burke, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Deirdre Calvert, Department of Public Health: Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
Sheriff Nick Cocchi, Hampden County
Dr. Nancy Connolly, Department of Mental Health
Kristin Dame, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Sheriff Chris Donelan, Franklin County
Brooke Doyle, Department of Mental Health
Emilia Dunham, MassHealth
District Attorney Joe Early, Worcester County
Dr. Judith Edersheim, Center for Law, Brain, and Behavior
Dr. Heather Forkey, University of Massachusetts Memorial Children’s Medical Center
Annabelle Frazier, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Krista Gale, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Jack Gettens, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Ann Grant, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Ruth Harel-Garvey, Tenancy Preservation Project
Dan Higgins, Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office
Courtney Kenyon, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Gary Larareo, Department of Public Health: Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
Dr. Steve Martin, University of Massachusetts Medical School and Barre Family Health Center
Dr. Ruth Potee, Behavioral Health Network and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Cristina Rodriguez, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Lauren Rose, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Sarah Ruiz, Department of Public Health: Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
Michael Russo, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office
Rachelle Steinberg, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office
District Attorney Dave Sullivan, Franklin and Hampshire Counties
Lisa Tankanow, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Sheriff Steven Tompkins, Suffolk County
Michael Trudeau, Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office
Alice Turner, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Dr. Alex Walley, Boston Medical Center
Don Xenos, Worcester County District Attorney’s Office