Peabody Native Confirmed to Supreme Judicial Court

PEABODY, MA – The Governor's Council unanimously confirmed Peabody native Kimberly Budd to the Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday.

Budd is the third judge nominated by Gov. Charlie Baker to receive unanimous confirmation from the council, following approval of Frank Gaziano and David Lowy.

In a statement Wednesday, Baker said:

Judge Kimberly Budd’s qualifications, temperament and confirmation today will ensure the Supreme Judicial Court is at full strength when they return for their first sitting in September. I congratulate Judge Budd and Judges Frank Gaziano and David Lowy as we look forward to the impartiality and hard work they will bring to the Commonwealth’s highest court from decades of judicial practice. We further offer our thanks and appreciation to the Governor’s Council for their measured, timely and thorough examination and unanimous approval of all three confirmed nominees.

Budd has served as an Associate Justice in the Massachusetts Superior Court since 2009; she succeeds retired justice Fernande Duffy on the Supreme Judicial Court.