Superior Court nominee knocked for lack of criminal law experience

STATE HOUSE — A civil litigator nominated for a seat on the Superior Court faced questions Wednesday about how he would determine criminal sentences, his understanding of addiction and whether representing clients on behalf of insurance firms would prepare him for the position. "I don't know if you know enough about drugs," suggested Marilyn Devaney, a Watertown Democrat and member of the eight-person elected Governor's Council that vets and votes on judicial nominees.

STATE HOUSE — A civil litigator nominated for a seat on the Superior Court faced questions Wednesday about how he would determine criminal sentences, his understanding of addiction and whether representing clients on behalf of insurance firms would prepare him for the position. "I don't know if you know enough about drugs," suggested Marilyn Devaney, a Watertown Democrat and member of the eight-person elected Governor's Council that vets and votes on judicial nominees.…