Great to join Dean Contover on The Current Buzz on Chelmsford TV to talk about the Governor’s Council, Governor Healey’s outstanding nominees, and running for re-election next year! #mapoli

An honor and a pleasure to chair the hearing for Attorney Lyonel Jean-Pierre, nominated for Probate and Family Court. #mapoli

Happy Rosh Hashana! Shana tova u’metukah. #RoshHashana

For all the lives lost, our way of life forever changed, we remember who we were before 9/11, remaining steadfast in our fight for freedom, with love in our hearts for all our fellow Americans. #September11

4,000 in Massachusetts still without public defenders. We must uphold our duty under the Constitution to provide them with lawyers. #mapoli #publicdefender www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/10/o...

7,000 incarcerated felons in Massachusetts do not have voting rights. It’s time to restore them. #mapoli #votingrights www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Acton, Bedford, Billerica, Boston, Brookline, Carlisle, Chelmsford, and Newton all at high risk for West Nile virus. Use bug spray, wear long sleeve shirts and long pants, avoid being outside at dawn and dusk. #WestNile www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/08/m...

This Labor Day, workers are under attack. I’ll always make sure judicial nominees support workers rights, worker safety, and organized labor. Happy Labor Day! #mapoli #LaborDay

A very happy International Dog Day from Walnut! #InternationalDogDay

Excited to chair my first hearing, for Appellate Tax Board member Patricia Metzer’s re-appointment! #mapoli

Read my latest newsletter, Confirmed: A Nominee's Work on the Mattis Decision, What's to Look for Next on the Governor's Council, India Day, Farmers Markets, Savoring the Rest of Summer, and More! #mapoli www.linkedin.com/posts/mara-d...

What the Governor’s Council is like now: fast pace, outstanding nominees, wonderful collaboration with colleagues. Word. On @nbcboston.com with Matt Pritchard! #mapoli

At the Governor’s Council with @massgovernor.bsky.social’s Chief Legal Council Jesse Boodoo and his father, Tyrone Boodoo, justifiably bursting with pride! #mapoli

What @councillordolan.bsky.social said! Let’s do this #mapoli. #RestoreVotingRights

“I feel that restoring [voting rights for incarcerated felons] will help reform the way I think and how I exist in society.” Yes. It’s time to restore voting rights for incarcerated felons. #mapoli #votingrights www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/06/o...

Our top concern must be upholding Constitutional rights. I spoke with Matt Pritchard on @nbcboston.com about the bar advocates work stoppage and what’s next. #mapoli #publicdefender

More elected officials in the @councillordolan.bsky.social mold are needed in every state of our union. Informed, honest, and dedicated are the attributes to look for. bsky.app/profile/coun...

An articulate, informed and straightforward elected official is a beautiful thing ... thank you, @councillordolan.bsky.social for your honesty and care.

Check this out. Mara is a great spokesperson for why Massachusetts bar advocates deserve to be paid as the professionals they are, essential to upholding constitutional rights.

#mapoli Has the state legislature addressed the Constitutional crisis? Thank you @councillordolan.bsky.social for speaking up!

The hard-fought pay raise for the bar advocates, upholding Constitutional rights, what’s next for the Governor’s Council and more with Matt Pritchard on @nbcboston.com! #mapoli nbcboston.app.link/2OPN6oxvyVb

Very happy to see my @indactonma.bsky.social friends at the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market, and Walnut was very happy too! #mapoli

On the bar advocates hard-fought pay raise, will it be enough to end our Constitutional crisis? Plus the fast pace and good work of the Governor’s Council. See my discussion with Matt Pritchard Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on @nbcboston.com! #mapoli

Will the legislative remedy be enough to fulfill its Constitutional duty? I spoke with @nbcboston.com’s Matt Pritchard about the $10/hr pay raise for bar advocates this year and next. Full interview on Sunday. #mapoli #publicdefender nbcboston.app.link/SK8u41t7qVbes

The question is whether the legislative remedy is sufficient to meet the Constitutional need, I told @stephmsolis.bsky.social of @axios.com. Read more on the details of the hard fought bar advocate pay raise. #mapoli #publicdefender www.axios.com/local/boston...

Honored to celebrate the American flag as we celebrated Indian independence at Lexington’s India Day celebration with the India Association of Greater Boston! #mapoli #IndiaDay

Honored to speak at Lexington’s India Day celebration this Saturday, July 28, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.! Come join us, or join an India Day celebration in your town! #mapoli #IndiaDay

Fond memories with District Court nominee, currently Juvenile Court Judge Joanna Rodriguez. We both won Evidence Jeopardy in Dean Michael Coyne’s class! #mapoli

Over 100 retired state judges, all confirmed by the Governor’s Council, sign letter calling for fair pay for bar advocate public defenders. #mapoli #publicdefender www.bostonherald.com/2025/07/23/1...

As bar advocate work stoppage approaches two months, “If the state’s rate were actually competitive, you might expect to see other attorneys hungry for work rushing to fill the void. Notably, they’re not.” @bostonglobe.com editorial. #mapoli #publicdefender www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/23/o...

“Lawyer work stoppage crisis hits the juvenile justice system.” @cwbeacon.bsky.social #mapoli #publicdefender commonwealthbeacon.org/courts/lawye...

Over 3,000 innocent people do not have a court-appointed attorney. Jennifer O’Brien and I joined @wgbh.org’s Jim Braude and Margery Eagan to talk about the latest on the bar advocate work stoppage, how hard it is, and why we are hopeful. #mapoli #publicdefender youtu.be/6n5eu7UDLoM?...

"This is not a strike. These are independent contractors who are simply not accepting cases," I told @concordbridgema.bsky.social. Read more on how the bar advocate work stoppage is impacting one local district court. #mapoli concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Great #GoodTrouble celebration in Woburn, MA! #mapoli

I’ll be on @wgbh.org Boston Public Radio with Jim and Margery at 12:45, along with fellow bar advocate Jen O’Brien, to talk about the work stoppage and getting to yes. Tune in at 89.7 FM! #mapoli

A moment of reflection at the Governor’s Council to honor the judicial courage of U.S. District Court William G. Young, who restore funds to NIH and said it was the worse case of discrimination by the federal government he had ever seen. #NIH #mapoli youtu.be/MRs_CqLJrFA?...

Terrific day at the Governor’s Council! Here we are confirming the nomination of Nibal Raheb as Associate Justice of the Juvenile Court. #mapoli

Good Trouble lives on. Come join us in Woburn this Thursday 7.17.25. Very honored to speak! #mapoli

The impact of the public defender bar advocate work stoppage. Terrific report from @nbcboston.com. #mapoli #publicdefender nbcboston.app.link/8E2iepN3TUb

With Acting Governor @kimdriscollma.bsky.social at the Governor’s Council today! #mapoli

Release of defendants in custody without court-appointed lawyers begins in Suffolk County, Middlesex County to begin Wednesday. #mapoli #publicdefender www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/07/m...

Hawai'i, facing shortage of attorneys to take court-appointed work, raises hourly pay from $60-90 to $150. #mapoli #publicdefender bigislandnow.com/2025/07/05/h...

So this 4th of July I’m on the front page of the @bostonherald.bsky.social standing up for the indigent accused and public defenders. Let freedom ring! #mapoli #4th

What’s a bar advocate, anyway? Terrific primer from @bostonglobe.com on what bar advocates do, and what’s at stake. #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/03/m...

Unrepresented defendants in custody to be released, cases older than 45 days to be dismissed if no attorney appointed, Supreme Judicial Court finds "ongoing systemic violation of indigent criminal defendants constitutional rights." #mapoli #publicdefender www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/03/m...

Supreme Judicial Court: "ongoing systemic violation of indigent criminal defendants constitutional rights" caused by "low rates of compensation". Custodies more than 7 days without counsel to be released cases older than 45 days without counsel to be dismissed. #mapoli #publicdefender bit.ly/44ex131

SJC decision expected today on whether to release defendants held over seven days and dismissal of cases pending over 45 days where there is no attorney. #mapoli #publicdefender wcvb.com/article/cons...

“Access to basic justice is under siege right now. Protecting it where we can couldn’t be more crucial.” @adrianwalkerboston.bsky.social on the public defender bar advocate fight for justice and fair pay. #mapoli #publicdefender www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/m...

“Lawmakers should…negotiate an end to the [public defender bar advocate] work stoppage. …people accused of crimes could be held in jail needlessly or have their cases dismissed for lack of representation.” @bostonglobe.com editorial. #mapoli #publicdefender www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/o...