Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census,the total population was 809,829,making it the third-most populous county in the state,and the seventy-eighth-most populous in the country. It is part of the Greater Boston area. The largest city in Essex County is Lynn. The county was named after the English county of Essex. It has two traditional county seats:Salem and Lawrence. Prior to the dissolution of the county government in 1999,Salem had jurisdiction over the Southern Essex District,and Lawrence had jurisdiction over the Northern Essex District,but currently these cities do not function as seats of government. However,the county and the districts remain as administrative regions recognized by various governmental agencies,which gathered vital statistics or disposed of judicial case loads under these geographic subdivisions,and are required to keep the records based on them. The county has been designated the Essex National Heritage Area by the National Park Service.
William Michael Bulger is an American former Democratic politician,lawyer,and educator from South Boston,Massachusetts. His eighteen-year tenure as President of the Massachusetts Senate is the longest in history. After leaving office,he became president of the University of Massachusetts.
In the United States,a district attorney (DA),county attorney,county prosecutor,state's attorney,prosecuting attorney,commonwealth's attorney,or solicitor is the chief prosecutor or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area,typically a county or a group of counties. The exact scope of the office varies by state. Generally,the prosecutor is said to represent the people of the jurisdiction in the state's courts,typically in criminal matters,against defendants. With the exception of three states,district attorneys are elected,unlike similar roles in other common law jurisdictions.
The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security,responsible for law enforcement and vehicle regulation across the state. As of 2024,it has 2,500 sworn troopers and 611 civilian support staff for a total of 3,111 personnel,making it the largest law enforcement agency in New England. The MSP is headed by Colonel Geoffrey Noble,the first colonel to not come from State Police ranks.
Luther Scott Harshbarger is an American attorney and Democratic politician. He served as the 56th Massachusetts Attorney General from 1991 to 1999. In 1998,he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts but lost a close race to acting governor Paul Cellucci.
The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) provides police services to 5 of the 10 Towns in Suffolk County,New York. It is one of the largest police agencies in the United States,with approximately 2500 sworn officers.
Michael John Garcia is an American lawyer,judge and former Republican government official. Since February 2016,he has served as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals,that state's highest court. He is a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2005–2008). Between his service as United States Attorney and his appointment to the Court of Appeals,Garcia was a partner at the law firm Kirkland &Ellis. He has also served as chairman of El Museo del Barrio.
Barry R. Finegold currently serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Second Essex and Middlesex district since 2019. He previously served from January 2011 to January 2015. He is a former state representative of the 17th Essex district in Massachusetts. In January 2014,he announced that he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On September 9,2014,Finegold lost in the Democratic primary to Deb Goldberg,who was elected Treasurer in November 2014.
Henry Gordon Wells was a lawyer and a Republican politician in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative,also known as Massachusetts Ballot Question 2,was an initiated state statute that replaced prior criminal penalties with new civil penalties on adults possessing an ounce or less of marijuana. The initiative appeared on the November 4,2008,ballot in Massachusetts.
The 1946 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 5,1946. Incumbent Democratic Senator David I. Walsh ran for re-election to a fifth term in office,but was defeated by Republican former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.,who returned from service in World War II.
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American lawyer and politician who has served as House Minority Whip since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She previously served as Assistant Speaker from 2021 to 2023 and Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2021. Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
Day Pitney LLP is an American law firm with more than 300 attorneys spread across thirteen offices in six states and the District of Columbia.
Marian T. Ryan is the District Attorney (DA) of Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States. She was the Commonwealth's only female District Attorney from 2013 to 2018. As of 2012,she is one of two,including Andrea Harrington,Berkshire County DA. She is a Democrat.
Thomas Bussone (1912-2002) was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Essex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Essex County. Democrat Estela Reyes has represented the district since 2023.
The Beverly rooming house fire took place at the Elliott Chambers,a low-rent rooming house in Beverly,Massachusetts,on July 4,1984. Prosecutors alleged that the fire was set by a man whose ex-girlfriend dated someone who lived in the building,eventually convicting James Carver of second-degree murder and arson. It was the deadliest arson fire in Massachusetts,the deadliest fire in the state since the Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942,and the deadliest fire in Beverly's history. Carver maintains his innocence and hearings for a retrial were conducted in April 2024.
Jonathan W. Blodgett is an American attorney and politician who served as district attorney of Essex County,Massachusetts from 2003 to 2023.
