Craig J. MacLellan
Democratic · MA · Cohasset School Committee member
Cohasset School Committee member and former chair, former Suffolk County assistant district attorney and Commission on Judicial Conduct investigating attorney, private-practice lawyer, and 2026 Democratic candidate for Norfolk District Attorney.
Track record
Anti-Corruption
· 2 records
MacLellan proposed reviewing every incarceration-producing conviction and every case involving Michael Proctor for investigative bias.
July 7, 2026For
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MacLellan investigated judicial-misconduct complaints as a staff attorney for the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct.
December 31, 2014For
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Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
MacLellan prosecuted criminal cases in Suffolk County's safe-neighborhood and youth-violence unit and emphasized community engagement and rehabilitation for young offenders.
December 31, 2013For
Source: craigmaclellan.com · researched July 19, 2026
Civil Rights
· 3 records
MacLellan said the Karen Read case should have been charged as motor-vehicle homicide and criticized use of public money for a special prosecutor in the second trial.
July 7, 2026For
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 19, 2026
MacLellan proposed reviewing every incarceration-producing conviction and every case involving Michael Proctor for investigative bias.
July 7, 2026For
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 19, 2026
MacLellan prosecuted criminal cases in Suffolk County's safe-neighborhood and youth-violence unit and emphasized community engagement and rehabilitation for young offenders.
December 31, 2013For
Source: craigmaclellan.com · researched July 19, 2026
General
· 2 records
MacLellan was elected to the Cohasset School Committee in 2019 and served three years as chair, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 1, 2019
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MacLellan founded a Cohasset private practice in 2014 handling civil disputes and criminal defense in district and superior courts.
January 1, 2014
Source: craigmaclellan.com · researched July 19, 2026
Elections
- Norfolk District Attorney Democratic Primary · September 1, 2026 · Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Profile last researched July 19, 2026.