SALEM – (Radio & Photos) Jonathan Blodgett is currently serving in his 4th term, 14th year as Essex County District Attorney having been elected in 2002. His office interacts with 34 cities and towns in Essex County. This week Blodgett met with MSONEWSPORTS.COM this week to discuss a variety of topics: President elect National District Attorney’s Association; Essex Drug Diversion Program; Animal Cruelty trainings for law enforcement; Interaction with local communities; Discussion of racial incidents – hate prosecutions.
Jonathan Blodgett – Essex County District Attorney with Rick Moore and Bill Newell
The District Attorney’s Office will be sponsor an annual policy maker’s forum , Tuesday 9/19/17, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the Peabody Marriott. Topic: “Kids in Crisis” A strategic approach to identifying traumatized youth.
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Essex County District Attorney in Salem Office – Views from 5th Floor
Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett
Throughout his service as Essex District Attorney, his efforts to hold criminals accountable for their actions, to provide support and service to victims of crime and to enhance public safety have been acknowledged and recognized.
In 2004, he received the “Fraud Fighter of the Year” award from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in recognition for his aggressive prosecution of perpetrators of auto insurance fraud in the city of Lawrence.
In 2005, Governor Mitt Romney appointed District Attorney Blodgett to the state’s Victim Witness and Assistance Board. He is still a member of the Board of the Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance.
In 2006, his “Choose to Refuse: A Heroin and OxyContin Prevention Education Program” won an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Executive Office of Public Safety and he was elected President of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association.
In 2007, he was recognized as a community partner by HAWC, a local domestic violence agency.
In 2008, he and Attorney General Martha Coakley co-chaired the Governor’s Anti Crime Council’s Urban Violence Committee.
In 2009, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law a bill sponsored by District Attorney Blodgett increasing penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders.
In 2010, District Attorney Blodgett was elected to the National District Attorneys Association Board of Directors.
In 2012, he was elected Vice President of the National District Attorney’s Association.
In 2013, District Attorney Blodgett was elected President of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association.
In 2014, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and was selected to serve on the Executive Committee of the National District Attorneys Association. He was also named one of America’s top ten animal defenders by the Animal Rights Defense League.
In 2016, he was selected to serve on the Executive Committees of the National District Attorneys Association and the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. He was also named Chairman of the NADCP’s International Drug Court committee.
Prior to taking office, District Attorney Blodgett spent 15 years in private practice as a partner in a Peabody law firm, and served as an assistant district attorney in Essex County. A member of both the Peabody High School Distinguished Career, and Athletic Hall of Fame, he received the Pride of Peabody Award from his hometown in 2004. District Attorney Blodgett is a 1976 graduate of Princeton University and earned his law degree from Suffolk University in 1983. District Attorney Blodgett lives in Peabody with his wife, Judy. They have three children and three grandchildren.
