Elizabeth Katz will serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Springfield starting in early 2017, pending FBI clearance. Submitted photo Published: 12/8/2016 10:35:39 PM A prominent Hampshire County attorney and longtime assistant district attorney with the Northwestern district attorney’s office has been selected to serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Springfield. Elizabeth D. Katz, of Northampton, will be appointed to the bench early next year, pending FBI clearance, according to a press release from Circuit Executive Susan J. Goldberg’s office. Katz will replace Judge Henry J. Boroff, who retired in July after 23 years in the position. Get Live News Updates Every Minute from vimarsana.com Curated from 23000 News Agencies."> Elizabeth Katz will serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Springfield starting in early 2017, pending FBI clearance. Submitted photo Published: 12/8/2016 10:35:39 PM A prominent Hampshire County attorney and longtime assistant district attorney with the Northwestern district attorney’s office has been selected to serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Springfield. Elizabeth D. Katz, of Northampton, will be appointed to the bench early next year, pending FBI clearance, according to a press release from Circuit Executive Susan J. Goldberg’s office. Katz will replace Judge Henry J. Boroff, who retired in July after 23 years in the position. Get Live News Updates Every Minute from vimarsana.com Curated from 23000 News Agencies." property="og:description"> Elizabeth Katz will serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Springfield starting in early 2017, pending FBI clearance. Submitted photo Published: 12/8/2016 10:35:39 PM A prominent Hampshire County attorney and longtime assistant district attorney with the Northwestern district attorney’s office has been selected to serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Springfield. Elizabeth D. Katz, of Northampton, will be appointed to the bench early next year, pending FBI clearance, according to a press release from Circuit Executive Susan J. Goldberg’s office. Katz will replace Judge Henry J. Boroff, who retired in July after 23 years in the position. Get Live News Updates Every Minute from vimarsana.com Curated from 23000 News Agencies.">