Judge Therese Wright

Judge
Wareham District Court
- Every criminal case goes through district court, similar to an emergency room
- She exercised patience and giving everyone the attention they needed
- Opioid crisis
- Crimes committed because people were using
- Actually using the drug
- Section 35
- Someone addicted and get them forced into detox
- Forced rehab
- People you wouldn't necessarily expect, people from a good family background
- She was the youngest of 7 kids, her dad was a lawyer as was her brother. He father died
when she was only 15 years old
- Attended Northeastern, became the assistant DA, then was encouraged to become a
judge
- Process of becoming a judge
- 21 people for 20 minutes interview
- Says it was one of the most intimidating experiences
- Public hearing and governors board
- Don't underestimate your own ability
- Think of what you want to do and do it - don't worry if you don't have a path because
you will find one
- Do something you are excited to do and something you will wake up and be
excited to go do
- She moved to the cape for herself, made friendships and created bonds by making a
reputation and being ETHICAL and RESPECTFUL
- Regional Administrative Judge: supervises 24 judges and is responsible for all of them
- New job as of March 2019
- Shows her colleagues that she will work as hard as she needs to get the job done by
taking the hardest cases and holding her own weight