Hampden County is a non-governmental county located in the Pioneer Valley of the U.S. state of Massachusetts,in the United States. As of the 2020 census,Hampden County's population was 465,825. Its traditional county seat is Springfield,the Connecticut River Valley's largest city,and economic and cultural capital;with an estimated population of 154,758,approximately one-third of Hampden County residents live in Springfield.
Westfield is a city in Hampden County,in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts,United States. Westfield was first settled by Europeans in 1660. It is part of the Springfield,Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 40,834 at the 2020 census.
Westfield State University is a public university in Westfield,Massachusetts. It was founded in 1839 by Horace Mann as the first public coeducational college in America.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court is the intermediate appellate court of Massachusetts. It was created in 1972 as a court of general appellate jurisdiction. The court is located at the John Adams Courthouse at Pemberton Square in Boston,the same building which houses the Supreme Judicial Court and the Social Law Library.
Christine Siegrist Vertefeuille is a Senior Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
John M. Greaney is a former Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. After his judicial retirement,he served as Director of the Macaronis Institute for Trial and Appellate Advocacy at Suffolk University Law School. He currently is in private practice as senior counsel at Bulkley Richardson in Springfield,Massachusetts.
James Augustine Walsh was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Mitchell Thomas Rozanski is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of St. Louis since 2020. He previously served as Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts from 2014 to 2020 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 2004 to 2014.
Christopher Joseph Weldon was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts from 1950 to 1977.
Peter Oliver was Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1772–1775. He was a Loyalist during the American Revolution,and left Massachusetts in 1776,settling in England.
Donald F. Humason Jr. is an American politician who served as mayor of Westfield,Massachusetts from 2020 to 2022 and current town administrator of Chester,beginning September 6,2022. A member of the Republican Party,he previously represented the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District in the Massachusetts Senate from 2013 to 2020,and as representative for the 4th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives between 2003 and 2013.
Timothy Spafard Hillman is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Daniel J. Hunt is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 13th Suffolk district.
John Christopher Velis is an American state legislator and Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate since 2020. He previously represented the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district,which includes his hometown of Westfield,and currently represents the Hampden and Hampshire district after the 2020 census. Prior his election to the state senate,Velis was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2014 to 2020.
Edward Peter Pierce was a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1914 to 1937. He was appointed by Governor David I. Walsh.
Raheem L. Mullins is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court since 2017.
Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 29.3% of Hampden County and 13.8% of Hampshire County population in 2010. Democrat John Velis has represented the district since May 2020.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the city of Westfield in Hampden County. Democrat John Velis of Westfield represented the district from 2014 to 2020. Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Independent Conservative Dan Allie,Democrat Matt Garlo,and Republican Kelly Pease.
The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House,on January 2,2019,and ended on January 6,2021,during the fifth and sixth years of the governorship of Charlie Baker. Senate and House districts were drawn based on the 2010 Census.
Angel Kelley is an American attorney and judge serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She is a former associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.
