State Representative Russell E. Holmes endorses Allison Cartwright for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County 

June 12, 2024 - Today, State Representative Russell E. Holmes announced his endorsement of Allison S. Cartwright for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County. 

Representative Holmes’ support adds to Cartwright’s diverse and growing list of endorsers, including Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, State Senator Lydia Edwards, State Senator William Brownsberger, State Senator Liz Miranda, State Senate Judiciary Chair Jamie Eldridge, Majority Leader Mike Moran, Boston City Councilors Liz Breadon 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, and UAW Region 9A. 

“I am endorsing Attorney Allison Cartwright as the next Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County,” said State Representative Russell Holmes. “Through her three decades of work as an attorney, Allison has advanced fairness, equity, and accessibility for all, and shown a proven commitment to protecting the independence of our courts." 

“I’m proud to have earned the endorsement of State Representative Russell E. Holmes,” said Allison Cartwright. “Over the course of his career in public service, Representative Holmes has always been a community builder, and I am grateful for his advice and support in my campaign for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County.” 

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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