01/14/2026 - The Boston Globe - Michael Morrissey’s departure resets Norfolk DA contest after high-profile controversies - By: Laura Crimaldi (view article here)

01/13/2026 - WBUR - Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey will not seek reelection - By: Colin A. Young (view article here)

01/13/2026 - Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - Norfolk DA Morrissey will not seek reelection - By: State House News Service (view article here)

01/13/2026 - The Sun Chronicle - Longtime Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey will not seek re-election - By: Stephen Peterson (view article here)

01/13/2026 - MASSter List - DA Morrissey rules out another run, amping up the race to replace him - By: Gintautas Dumcius (view article here)

01/12/2026 - Fall River Reporter - Norfolk County District Attorney Morrissey won’t seek re-election; here’s why and who is running to replace him - By: Colin A. Young (view article here)

01/12/2026 - The Boston Globe - Michael Morrissey says he won’t seek reelection as Norfolk DA - By: Laura Crimaldi, Sean Cotter and Tonya Alanez (view article here)

01/12/2026 - NBC 10 Boston - Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey won't seek reelection - By: Mike Pescaro and Robert Goulston (view article here)

01/12/2026 - MassLive - Embattled Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey won’t run for reelection - By: Charlie McKenna (view article here)

01/09/2026 - POLITICO - The 2026 down-ballot races to watch - By: Kelly Garrity (view article here)

01/07/2026 - Boston.com - Karen Read gets political with donation to Norfolk DA candidate - By: Abby Patkin (view article here)

01/07/2026 - MassLive - Karen Read endorses challenger who investigated her case to unseat Norfolk DA - By: Charlie McKenna (view article here)

01/07/2026 - MASSter List - Karen Read cuts a check - By: Gintautas Dumcius (view article here)

12/10/2025 - WBUR - Norfolk DA Morrissey’s controversial cases have spurred several rivals to run for his seat - By: Chris Van Buskirk (view article here)

11/20/2025 - Franklin Observer - AD for DA? - By: Alan Earls (view article here)

11/19/2025 - Boston.com - Federal prosecutor who probed Karen Read case jumps into Norfolk DA race - By: Abby Patkin (view article here)

11/19/2025 - MassLive - Federal prosecutor who led Karen Read investigation running for Norfolk DA: ‘It’s clear there’s a problem’ - By: Charlie McKenna (view article here)

11/18/2025 - The Boston Globe - He investigated the people who investigated Karen Read. Now he wants to run for Norfolk DA - By: Laura Crimaldi (view article here)

10/28/2025 - Stoughton Politics With... This Guy - Interviewing Jim Barakat - By: Noah Beit-Aharon (YouTube)

09/25/2025 - Franklin Observer - Could 'Becca' Replace 'Meatball'? - By: Alan Earls (view article here)

08/05/2025 - Boston Herald - Bristol County DA draws Republican challenger - By: Matthew Medsger (view article here)

07/26/2025 - The Young Jurks - Jim Barakat for Norfolk County DA (interview) - By: Mike Crawford (YouTube)

07/21/2025 - Peacock / NBC 10 Boston - Canton Confidential: The Karen Read Murder Trial, One Month Later - S1 E10 / More fallout from the Karen Read trial in and out of court - (Peacock) or (YouTube)

07/21/2025 - NBC 10 Boston - Will the DA behind the Karen Read case run for reelection? He already has challengers - By: Matt Prichard (view article here)

07/10/2025 - WCVB 5 / ABC - Hiring of special prosecutor Hank Brennan cost taxpayers over $500K, state records show - By: Mary Saladna / Imani Clement (view article here)

10/23/2024 - MASSter List - Norfolk DA’s office, State Police still in headlines after months of controversies - By: Ella Adams (view article here)