The United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 9A endorses Attorney Allison Cartwright for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County

May 17, 2024 - The United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 9A announced their endorsement of Allison Cartwright for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County today. UAW Region 9A represents over 50,000 members across New England, eastern New York, and Puerto Rico. Their membership works in a variety of sectors, including graduate student workers, non-profit staffers, public defenders, civil legal service workers, including Greater Boston Legal Services, and more.

"UAW Region 9A is proud to endorse Allison Cartwright for Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court Clerk. As a union who represents public defenders and legal aid workers, we know the benefits of having a public interest lawyer as the clerk. Allison is a fighter for the working class and we are proud to stand with her," said Vail Kohnert-Yount, UAW Region 9A Assistant Director.

“I am grateful for the support of the UAW Region 9A. Because of my career background, I feel particularly connected to their advocacy work on behalf of public defenders and legal aid workers, which is important, powerful, and significant. I am so glad they see me as the best candidate for Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County.” said Allison Cartwright.

The union joins a diverse and growing coalition of support for Allison Cartwright’s campaign, including Attorney General Andrea Campbell, State Senators Lydia Edwards, Liz Miranda, Will Brownsberger, and Jamie Eldridge, Boston City Councilor Liz Breadon, Revere City Councilor at-Large Marc Silvestri, Chelsea City Councilor at-Large Roberto Jimenez-Rivera, and Winthrop Town Council Vice President Hannah Belcher.

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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