State Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley endorses Allison Cartwright for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County

July 31, 2024 - Today, State Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley announced her endorsement of Allison Cartwright for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County. 

“Allison has an incredible record of advocacy, having spent 30 years fighting in our courts on behalf of our society’s most vulnerable,” said Representative Fluker Oakley. “As soon as I met Allison, it became clear we share a passion for advocacy work and public service, having both started our legal careers as public defenders. Allison has been a staunch proponent of making our courts more accessible, and she understands the critical role the clerk plays in our criminal justice system. I am happy to endorse Allison Cartwright for SJC Clerk.”

Representative Fluker Oakley’s support adds to Cartwright’s diverse and growing list of endorsers, including Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, State Senators Lydia Edwards, William Brownsberger, Liz Miranda, House Majority Leader Michael Moran, State Representatives Russell Holmes, Judith García, Sam Montaño, and John Moran, State Senate Judiciary Chair Jamie Eldridge, Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston City Councilors Henry Santana, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, Enrique Pepén, and Sharon Durkan, Winthrop Town Council Vice President Hannah Belcher, Revere City Councilors Marc Silvestri, Juan Jaramillo, and Joanne McKenna, Chelsea City Councilor at-Large Roberto Jiménez-Rivera, UAW Region 9A, the Boston Teachers Union, Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale, Jamaica Plain Progressives, and Boston Democratic Ward Committees 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 15, 19.

“It is great to have the support of Representative Fluker Oakley in this race,” said Allison Cartwright. “Before she was an elected official, she was a public defender, like me. She knows our court system and the importance of the SJC Clerk. I am glad that she recognizes my qualifications and believes I am the best candidate for this position.”

Allison S. Cartwright has over 30 years of legal experience and currently serves on the Committee for Public Counsel Services’s Public Defenders Division, where she oversees seventy-five public defenders, social workers, and investigators for Suffolk and Norfolk counties. She works daily to ensure that staff have the tools necessary to provide top notch defense, necessary services, and are able to protect fundamental constitutional and human rights. Over the course of her career, she has been appointed to and served on a number of boards, including Boston’s Police Reform Task Force, the Massachusetts Advisory Board on Probation, and the Governor's Restorative Justice Advisory Committee.

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