Boston - On November 20, 2024, Governor Maura Healey nominated Jennifer Bingham, Colleen Carroll and Caryn Mitchell-Munevar to serve as Associate Justices of the Probate and Family Court. The nominees will now continue forward to the Governor’s Council for confirmation. 

“The people of Massachusetts deserve judges who will safeguard our rights and values and uphold the rule of law,” said Governor Maura Healey. “Attorneys Bingham, Carroll and Mitchell Munevar are all uniquely equipped to serve the bench, and we thank the Governor’s Council for considering their nominations.”

“I am excited to work with the Governor’s Council to confirm these three nominees who will do great work for state on the bench,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. 

The Probate and Family Court Department handles court matters that involve families and children, like divorce, child support, and wills. The Probate and Family Court Department's mission is to deliver timely justice to the public by providing equal access to a fair, equitable, and efficient forum to solve family and probate legal matters and to help and protect all individuals, families, and children impartially and respectfully.

Earlier this term, Governor Healey appointed Manisha Bhatt, Bernadette Stark, Michelle Yee, Jessica Dubin, Alexandra Flanders, Mikalen Howe, and Carla Salvucci to serve as Associate Justices of the Probate and Family Court. Governor Healey also appointed Stephanie L. Everett, Esq. to serve as the Suffolk Register of Probate, and Mark Ames to serve as Hampshire Register of Probate.

For more information about the Probate and Family Court, visit its homepage. 

About the Nominees:

Jennifer A. Bingham is an experienced domestic relations attorney in private practice who has represented clients in all aspects of divorce, including complex property division, business valuation, alimony, child support, child custody and antenuptial agreements. In addition to other firm experience, Attorney Bingham has founded and led a small firm and solo practice. Since 2022, she has focused on delivering alternative dispute resolution services in the family law context at Bingham Dispute Resolution. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and an Adjunct Professor and Lecturer in the Accounting and Law Departments of Babson College. Attorney Bingham is a frequent lecturer on traditional and cutting-edge issues in the family law practice area. Attorney Bingham also founded and leads the Team Owen Fund, a 501c3 public charity focused on youth leadership and service. She holds a Bachelor of Art from the University of Rhode Island and Juris Doctor from New England Law Boston.

Colleen Carroll is the Assistant Judicial Case Manager at the Plymouth Probate & Family Court where she manages the Pathways Program, conducting virtual case management conferences on complaints for modification of child support, custody, parenting time and alimony, and drafting stipulations, temporary orders and judgments. Prior to this, Attorney Carroll led a solo practice focused on domestic relations and criminal defense for over twenty years. She has a Bachelor of Art from Assumption College and a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University School of Law.  When not working for the Trial Court, she is an avid rower.

Caryn Mitchell Munevar is currently the Senior Supervising Attorney at the Northeast Legal Aid in Lowell where she litigates and executes all aspects of case development pertaining to divorce, custody, visitation, separate support, child support and Hague international custody disputes. Prior to this, for over 20 years, Attorney Mitchell-Munevar served as the Clinical Law Professor & Attorney at Law at New England Law. Attorney Mitchell-Munevar has also been active in a wide variety of pro bono projects and serves on the Family Law Curriculum Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE). She holds a Bachelor of Art from New England College and a Juris Doctor from New England School of Law.