Cohasset Democrat ‘exploring’ bid for Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey’s job

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A Democrat from Cohasset is “exploring” a run for Norfolk County district attorney, an elected position that has faced intense scrutiny over the past year for the prosecution of Karen Read and the investigation into Sandra Birchmore’s death.

Craig MacLellan, a former prosecutor in Suffolk County and practicing defense attorney, filed paperwork Thursday to mount a bid for Norfolk County district attorney, a race that is not on the ballot until 2026 and has been held by Michael Morrissey since 2011.

Both the prosecution of Read on charges she murdered her Boston cop boyfriend and decisions made following the death of Birchmore, a 23-year-old who authorities said was strangled to death by a Stoughton cop while pregnant, have thrust Morrissey and the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office into the spotlight.

MacLellan said those cases did not influence his decision to run for the office, though they serve as “a few examples of why the public has lost confidence in the office.”

“Both cases give rise to serious concerns relative to the objectivity and integrity of the investigative process, which is extremely damaging to the overall mission of the office. Despite the failures that these cases have revealed, it is simultaneously important that, as a community, we don’t allow the drama and controversy to overshadow the tragic loss of human life in each case,” MacLellan said in a statement.

MacLellan graduated from Providence College in 2002 with a marketing degree before heading to Suffolk University Law School. After earning his Juris Doctor, he worked at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office for eight years as a prosecutor.

He also served as an investigating staff attorney at the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, the state agency responsible for looking into complaints that state court judges have engaged in misconduct or have a disability preventing them from doing their jobs.

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