Mr. Braceras was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to be Vice Chairman of the Commonwealth’s Judicial Nominating Commission. He also served on the Judicial Nominating Commission chosen to help the Governor fill all seven seats on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Mr. Braceras previously served on the board of directors of the U.S. District Court Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel. As a member of the CJA panel, he represents indigent defendants pro bono in federal criminal cases.
In 2011, Mr. Braceras was appointed to serve on a bi-partisan committee to screen candidates for federal judgeships in the District of Massachusetts. Previously, Mr. Braceras served, at the request of the U.S. District Court, as a member of a Federal Magistrate Merit Selection Panel. He also was a member of the Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission.
Prior to joining Goodwin, Mr. Braceras worked as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice in the Criminal Division, Fraud Section. During his tenure with the Department of Justice, he investigated and prosecuted various complex federal crimes, including telemarketing fraud, money laundering, wire fraud, and FCPA offenses. While with the Justice Department, Mr. Braceras represented the United States in Mexico City in discussions with the Mexican government concerning extradition issues. He also prosecuted local crimes with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and bank fraud cases with the New England Bank Fraud Task Force. As a prosecutor, he successfully tried numerous cases to verdict.