The Boston Teachers Union endorses Attorney Allison Cartwright for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County

June 24, 2024 - The Boston Teachers Union (BTU) announced their endorsement of Allison Cartwright for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County today. The BTU, chartered as Local 66 of the American Federation of Teachers, represents over 10,000 teachers and other professionals including school nurses, psychologists, guidance counselors, paraprofessionals, and substitute teachers.

"The Boston Teachers Union and its 10,000+ members are excited to endorse Attorney Allison Cartwright to be the next Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) Clerk!” said BTU President Jessica Tang. “Her 30+ years of legal experience defending young people and managing teams of attorneys, and deep roots in the Suffolk County community, sets her up far and ahead as the most qualified person in this race. We look forward to supporting her campaign over the coming months." 

“As the sister of a Boston Public School teacher, I know that the Boston Teachers Union does critical work representing and advocating on behalf of teachers and other professionals working in our education system,” said Allison Cartwright. “I am happy that they recognize the value of my extensive legal and managerial experience, and am so proud to have their endorsement in my campaign to become the next Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County.”

The union joins a diverse and growing coalition of support for Allison Cartwright’s campaign, including Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, State House Majority Leader Michael Moran, State Senators Lydia Edwards, Liz Miranda, Will Brownsberger, and Jamie Eldridge, State Representative Russell Holmes, Boston City Councilors Henry Santana, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Sharon Durkan, and Liz Breadon, Revere City Councilors Marc Silvestri, Juan Jaramillo, and Joanne McKenna, Chelsea City Councilor at-Large Roberto Jimenez-Rivera, Winthrop Town Council Vice President Hannah Belcher, United Auto Workers 9A, and Boston Democratic Ward Committees 4, 5, and 15.

Allison Cartwright has over 30 years of legal experience and currently serves in 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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