Carol A. Starkey has been appointed to serve on the Joint Bar Committee (JBC) for Judicial Appointments for a three year term beginning September 1, 2010. The JBC consists of a group of attorneys from across the Commonwealth charged to review, evaluate and report on the qualifications of individuals under consideration for judicial appointments, including clerk-magistrates, to all Courts of the Commonwealth. The Committee also, from time to time, evaluates candidates for judicial appointment to Federal Courts having jurisdiction over Massachusetts.