Prominent local attorney Elizabeth Katz appointed to judgeship >Elizabeth Katz will serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Springfield starting in early 2017, pending FBI clearance. Submitted photo
Published: 12/8/2016 10:35:39 PM
A prominent Hampshire County attorney and longtime assistant district attorney with the Northwestern district attorney’s office has been selected to serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Springfield.
Elizabeth D. Katz, of Northampton, will be appointed to the bench early next year, pending FBI clearance, according to a press release from Circuit Executive Susan J. Goldberg’s office. Katz will replace Judge Henry J. Boroff, who retired in July after 23 years in the position.