Bristol County prosecutor Cahillane, former sheriff candidate Bernier nominated to posts
Gov. Charlie Baker handed three new nominations to the Governor's Council on Wednesday, including career prosecutor Michael Cahillane whom Baker pi...
Gov. Charlie Baker handed three new nominations to the Governor's Council on Wednesday, including career prosecutor Michael Cahillane whom Baker picked for the Superior Court bench.Cahillane, a 1999 Suffolk Law graduate, spent 11 years as a prosecutor in the Northwestern district attorney's office before moving cross-state to the Bristol County DA's office in 2011.He currently serves as a Superior Court prosecutor dealing with "murders and other major felonies with a focus on the use/possession of firearms," according to his resume, and received the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association's "Prosecutor of the Year" award in 2010.