FORMER BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR BYRNE TAPPED FOR JUDGESHIP

FORMER BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR BYRNE TAPPED FOR JUDGESHIP

A second former law partner of former House Speaker Thomas Finneran is in line for a judgeship. Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday selected former Boston City Councilor James Byrne for a Chelsea District Court judgeship. Byrne, the founding partner of Byrne and Anderson LLP, served five terms on the council from 1984 until 1994, and has been in private practice for 35 years, according to th…