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« Fire guts Cape Cod art gallery in Dennis | Main | Prosecutors: BPD officer called wife from jail, told her to toss steroids » Wednesday, November 8, 2006Worthington prosecutor nominated for judgeshipBy Megan Tench, Globe Staff While jurors in the Christa Worthington murder trial spent their second day deliberating, the district attorney who prosecuted the case discovered today that he may go into the family businesses. Assistant District Attorney Robert A. Welsh III learned that he had been nominated for a state judgeship. His father currently serves as a judge in Orleans, and Welsh's grandfather and great-great father both served on the bench. "I'm honored," Welsh said today in the Barnstable County Courthouse while he waited for the Worthington to come back with a verdict. Welsh, 41, was nominated today by Governor Mitt Romney to serve as an Associate Justice in Southeastern Massachusetts. His appointment must be confirmed by the Governor's Council. The 1991 Suffolk University Law School graduate had been an assistant district attorney since 1996. In 1999, Mothers Against Drunk Driving named him prosecutor of the year. His father, Robert A. Welsh Jr., is a presiding judge in the Orleans District Court. Posted by the Boston Globe City & Region Desk at 03:50 PM
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