Posted on 12/13/2012 12:04:05 PM PST by massmike
Public Safety Secretary Mary Beth Heffernan — who is stepping down amid a flurry of controversy — may be in line for a judgeship, Gov. Deval Patrick suggested this afternoon.
Asked by a Herald reporter at a State House press conference today whether he intended to nominate Heffernan to become a judge, Patrick grinned widely.
“Well, you know, she’d make a great judge,” said Patrick. “And that’s all I’ll say about that right now.”
Heffernan was listed as a reference on the job application of Sheila Burgess, the state’s ex-highway safety director who resigned after her checkered, four-page driving record became public last month.
Patrick today denied Heffernan was “intimately linked” to Burgess’ hiring.
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Apparently, not if she has to drive to work.
Judge of Traffic court
What a reality show that would make.
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