By CHRIS COLLINS
(Northampton, MA) — An Eastern Hampshire Superior Court Judge is the commonwealth’s newest Appellate Court Justice. Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Hampshire Superior Court Judge Maureen Walsh to the appellate bench. Walsh has served on the Hampshire bench since 2008 and has served as presiding justice of the Northampton and Holyoke District courts. Walsh also served as an assistant prosecutor in the Northwestern District Attorney’s office in the early 1990s.