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Governor's Council
The eight-member Governor's Council approves or rejects the Governor’s nominees for state judges, parole board, and industrial accident board. Each Councillor represents a district comprised of 5 state senate districts, and serves 2-year terms.
District 7 contains 65 communities in Central Massachusetts. Click here to see the list.
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About Paul
Councillor DePalo is an attorney, special education teacher, father of two daughters, and member of the Worcester Planning Board. His priorities are ending the trauma-to-prison pipeline, addressing mental health in our courts, remedying racial injustice in our criminal system, and building a parole system that better serves our Commonwealth and our communities.
As an attorney, Paul has represented international corporations in state and federal courts at a Boston firm, been recognized for his pro bono work in education law, and managed a solo practice.
As an educator, Paul has taught in a variety of settings, including alternative programming for kids with social and emotional disabilities. He was also a Principal Resident in Boston Public Schools.
Wesleyan University, BA
Northeastern University School of Law, JD
Fitchburg State University, MEd
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Judges matter!
End the trauma-to-prison pipeline.
Get kids on paths of opportunity, not incarceration.
Address mental health and addiction. Proven diversion programs reduce crime and save money and lives.
Attack systemic racism.
Appoint Black and Latino judges. Address grotesque sentencing and incarceration disparities.
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