Outrage as Massachusetts' Democrat Governor Maura Healey nominates her EX-GIRLFRIEND for role on state's supreme court
- The Democrat announced her pick for the highest court on Wednesday
- The two started dating in 2013, when Haley was running for Attorney General
- They were no longer together by the time she became governor in 2022
Massachusetts' Democrat governor Maura Healey has nominated her ex-girlfriend to the state's Supreme Court - sparking backlash from critics.
The lawmaker announced her pick for the highest court on Wednesday -Massachusetts Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle Wolohojian, her former live-in partner of several years.
The two started dating publicly in 2013, when Haley was running for Attorney General. They had split by the time she became governor in 2022 but apparently remain amicable.
'It is highly inappropriate for the Governor to nominate to Massachusetts' highest court an individual with whom she had a long-term romantic relationship in the past,' the state's GOP chairwoman Amy Carnevale told CBS News. 'This nomination clearly demonstrates a lack of accountability inherent in one-party rule.'
The Boston Globe's liberal editorial board has also disapproved of the governor's choice, accusing Haley of poor judgment and saying her decision to nominate her ex represents 'just plain awful optics.'
Healey is pictured with her longtime partner, Gabrielle Wolohojian
The Globe points out that Haley also nominated someone from her inner circle, Bessie Dewar, to the Supreme Court in December after she had selected her as solicitor when she was Attorney General.
Critics have suggested Healy's appointments could give the impression that she wants her legal hires to make rulings that align with her own politics.
The Globe's editorial board wrote: 'None of us need to know the circumstances of Healey and Wolohojian’s breakup, but it beggars belief to imagine that the judge has no “personal bias” in favor of her ex.'
Maura Healey, 51, was the first openly lesbian governor elected in the US
Haley become the nation's first openly lesbian governor in 2022 and is currently in a relationship with Joanna Lydgate.
Healey was elected alongside her lieutenant governor candidate, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll. Together, they became the first all women team to serve as governor and lieutenant governor.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13082657/Massachusetts-governor-maura-healey-nominates-girlfriend-court.html
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