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Galvin was born and raised in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. [1] He attended Saint Mary's High School in Waltham, Massachusetts [2] and graduated in 1968. [3] Galvin graduated cum laude [4] from Boston College in 1972 [5] and received a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School [6] in 1976. [4]
Thomas H. Buckley, the final chairman of the commission, was the state's first commissioner of administration and finance. [5] In 1969, the state legislature passed a bill introduced by Governor John A. Volpe and backed by his successor, Francis Sargent , that reorganized the state government under a cabinet-style system.
The secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.Originally appointed under authority of the English Crown pursuant to the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the office of secretary of the Commonwealth (equivalent to "secretaries of state" in other U.S. jurisdictions) became an elective one in 1780.
The seal uses the coat of arms of Massachusetts as its central element. [2] An official emblem of the state, the coat of arms was adopted by the Legislature in 1775 and then reaffirmed by Governor John Hancock and his Council in 1780. The present rendition of the seal was drawn by resident-artist Edmund H. Garrett and was adopted by the state ...
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the fundamental governing document of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 individual states that make up the United States of America. [1] It consists of a preamble, declaration of rights, description of the principles and framework of government, and articles of amendment.
Massachusetts is known for its progressive politics, and is a stronghold of American Liberalism and the Democratic Party. In a 2018 Gallup poll Massachusetts was the state with the highest percentage of its population identifying as liberal and the lowest percentage identifying as conservative, at 35% and 21% respectively.
The 171st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1979 and 1980 during the governorship of Edward J. King. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House. [4] In 1980, the General Court voted to establish the ...
In 2008, CPCS had 253 staffers, with an estimated 3,000 private attorneys on the list of lawyers approved to be appointed counsel. [2] In 2018, CPCS has approximately 500 staff attorneys and 3,000 private attorneys certified to accept appointments. [5] In the period 2019–2022, CPCS had an estimated 868 employees and 16 unpaid interns ...