State Rep. Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera mum on clerk magistrate job

Sources have said Coakley-Rivera, D-Springfield, is among the top contenders for the $110,000-a-year post that has been vacant for five years.

The Republican file photoCheryl Coakley-Rivera

SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera declined comment when asked Saturday about the clerk magistrate job at Springfield District Court.

Sources have said Coakley-Rivera, D-Springfield, is among the top contenders for the $110,000-a-year post that has been vacant for five years.

Coakley-Rivera was at the special Joint Committee on Redistricting hearing at Van Sickle Middle School; she is the house vice chair of the committee.

Other candidates are Barbara Y. Burton, the acting clerk magistrate at Springfield District Court, and Daphne G. Moore, assistant clerk magistrate at Hampden Superior Court, sources familiar with the process have said.