{"id":314,"date":"2001-08-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-08-01T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malw.dolanmediadev.com\/judicial-profiles\/welch-iii-richard-e\/"},"modified":"2020-05-05T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T11:15:46","slug":"welch-iii-richard-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/welch-iii-richard-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Welch III, Richard E."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"jp\">\n<div class=\"portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-files\/archives\/welchr2a.jpg\" alt=\"Welch III\" class=\"portrait\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Image credit: David Spink<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"jp_contact\">\n<div class=\"vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\" style=\"display:none\"><span class=\"given-name\">Richard<\/span> <abbr class=\"additional-name\">E.<\/abbr> <span class=\"family-name\">Welch III<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"org\">Superior Court<\/p>\n<p class=\"adr\"><span class=\"street-address\">Three Pemberton Square<br \/><\/span><span class=\"locality\">Boston<\/span>, <span class=\"region\">MA<\/span> <span class=\"postal-code\">02108<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Phone: <span class=\"tel\"><a href=\"tel:(617) 788-8130\">(617) 788-8130<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"jp_biography\">\n<h2>Judicial Biography<\/h2>\n<h3>Born:<\/h3>\n<p>Nov. 27, 1952, Hamilton, N.Y.<\/p>\n<h3>Year admitted to bar:<\/h3>\n<p>1978<\/p>\n<h3>Year appointed\/elected:<\/h3>\n<p>1994, by Gov. William F. Weld<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"jp_education\">\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<h3>Education:<\/h3>\n<p>Boston University School of Law, 1978<br \/>Lake Forest College, 1974<\/p>\n<h3>Participation as a Faculty Member or Lecturer:<\/h3>\n<p>Adjunct professor, New England School of Law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"jp_professional\">\n<h2>Professional<\/h2>\n<h3>Legal Employment History:<\/h3>\n<p>Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts (1983-1994; chief, Economic Crimes Division, 1990-1994);<br \/>Associate, Choate, Hall &#038; Stewart (1979-1983);<br \/>Law clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Raymond J. Pettine, District of Rhode Island (1978-1979).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\tjQuery(document).ready(function($){\tjQuery(\"ul.tabs-nav\").tabs(\"> .pane\"); }); <\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"post-tabs\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"tabs-nav\"><li>Reported Decisions<\/li><li>Other Links<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t<div class=\"pane\">\n\t\t\n<div id=\"jp_decisions\" class=\"widget jp-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget-container\">\n<h5>Opinions Summarized in Lawyers Weekly<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=187805\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Contract &#8211; Sale of land<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=118669\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Zoning &#8211; Building permit &#8211; Appeal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=110721\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Employment &#8211; Exotic dancers &#8211; Independent contractors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=94065\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Insurance &#8211; Pollution &#8211; Pro rata damages method<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=5449\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Contract &#8211; Breach &#8211; Labor and materials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=5004\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Jurisdiction &#8211; Long-arm statute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=11257\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Negligence &#8211; Fall on ice &#8211; Natural accumulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=20925\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Second-degree murder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=20137\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Murder &#8211; First degree<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=26301\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Guilty plea &#8211; Second-degree murder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=25926\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Breaking and entering &#8211; Identification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=25641\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Murder &#8211; Statements of codefendant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=25537\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Statements to police<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=32750\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Murder In First Degree &#8211; Phone Call &#8211; Lack Of Recording Of Interrogation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=32520\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Administrative &#8211; Environmental Cleanup &#8211; Interest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=31431\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Missing Witness Instruction &#8211; Alibi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=30003\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Contract &#8211; Subcontractor &#8211; Nonpayment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=38288\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Murder &#8211; Jury Instructions &#8211; Waiver Of Right To Testify<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=33771\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Murder In First Degree &#8211; Abuse Prevention Order<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=38685\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Motion To Revise Or Revoke Sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=51745\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Search And Seizure &#8211; &apos;No- Knock&apos; Warrant &#8211; Drugs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=51735\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Jury And Jurors &#8211; Peremptory Challenges &#8211; Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=51405\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Municipal &#8211; Employees &#8211; Military Leave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=50799\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Negligence &#8211; Slip And Fall In Supermarket<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=50154\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Licenses And Permits &#8211; Recycling Facility &#8211; Board Of Health &#8211; Air Quality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=4329\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Insurance &#8211; Illegal Acts &#8211; Motel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=964\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; First-Degree Murder &#8211; Police Flyer &#8211; &apos;Good Faith Error&apos; Instruction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=802\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Attorneys &#8211; Malpractice Claim &#8211; Assignment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=344\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Motion To Suppress &#8211; Right To Use Telephone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=57897\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Education &#8211; Home Schooling &#8211; Inspection By Superintendent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=55797\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Insurance &#8211; Agency &#8211; Failure To Procure Policy Naming Building Owner As Payee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=55705\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Evidence &#8211; Discovery Of Privileged Records &#8211; Child Abuse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=54582\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Jury And Jurors &#8211; Waiver Of Right To Jury Trial &#8211; Failure To Sever Bench And Jury Trials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=54402\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal Law &#8211; Homicide &#8211; Jury Instructions &#8211; Malice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Decisions Reviewed on Appeal<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=251570\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal \u2013 Murder \u2013 Reasonable provocation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=226942\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal \u2013 Murder \u2013 Brain damage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=226191\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal \u2013 Murder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=224822\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Negligence \u2013 Emotional distress \u2013 Child trespasser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=220864\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Statements to police \u2013 Hospitalization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=217659\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Evidence \u2013 Expert \u2013 Thermal imaging \u2013 Firearm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=210646\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Murder &#8211; Sanity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=210166\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Felony-murder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=207143\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Indecent assault and battery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=202458\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Murder &#8211; Prior bad act evidence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=196728\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Tort &#8211; Defamation &#8211; Immunity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=195838\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Evidence &#8211; Confrontation &#8211; Forfeiture &#8211; Wrongdoing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=195136\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Evidence &#8211; Spousal disqualification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=194045\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Wantonness &#8211; Recklessness &#8211; Assault and battery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=188733\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Wrongful conviction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=186675\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Probation &#8211; Marijuana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=180935\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Attempted murder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=180422\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Assault and battery &#8211; Wanton or reckless conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=179983\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Evidence &#8211; Marital privilege<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=172455\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Real property &#8211; Seasonal homes &#8211; Town property<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=168391\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Negligence &#8211; Medical malpractice &#8211; Mammogram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=164505\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Reasonable doubt &#8211; Jury instruction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=154232\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Hung jury &#8211; Instruction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=143758\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Defense of another<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=140385\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Evidence &#8211; Toxicologist &#8211; Laboratory testing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=131877\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Rape &#8211; Force &#8211; Mitigating factors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=126340\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; &#8216;Consensual sex&#8217; defense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=121287\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Civil practice &#8211; Sex offender &#8211; Risk factors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=113038\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Appeals &#8211; Rescript &#8211; Fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=111570\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Retirement &#8211; Revocation &#8211; Child pornography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=109536\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Civil practice &#8211; Sex Offender Registry Board &#8211; Child pornography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=106469\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Second-degree murder &#8211; Effective assistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=106265\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Strangulation \u2013 Consent \u2013 Computer images<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=104867\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Education &#8211; Nurse &#8211; Reappointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=100810\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Ballistics &#8211; Murder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=94489\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Murder &#8211; Reasonable provocation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=5553\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Real property &#8211; Subdivision plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=5218\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; First-degree murder &#8211; Deliberate premeditation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=11754\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Lifetime community parole<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=11685\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Rape of child &#8211; Prosecutor&apos;s closing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=9836\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Denial of new trial motion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=9642\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Search and seizure &#8211; Mutuality requirement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=38685\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Motion To Revise Or Revoke Sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=4329\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Insurance &#8211; Illegal Acts &#8211; Motel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=964\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; First-Degree Murder &#8211; Police Flyer &#8211; &apos;Good Faith Error&apos; Instruction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=802\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Attorneys &#8211; Malpractice Claim &#8211; Assignment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=344\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Criminal &#8211; Motion To Suppress &#8211; Right To Use Telephone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pane\">\n\t\t\n<div id=\"jp_other\" class=\"widget jp-widget\">\n<div class=\"widget-container\">\n<h5>Articles about the judge, quoting the judge, etc.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=152523\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Jury clears hospital in firing of nurse&#8217;s assistant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/?p=147868\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"homepagebulletlink\" >Town prevails in tenants&#8217; 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Welch III Superior Court Three Pemberton SquareBoston, MA 02108 Phone: (617) 788-8130 Judicial Biography Born: Nov. 27, 1952, Hamilton, N.Y. Year admitted to bar: 1978 Year appointed\/elected: 1994, by Gov. William F. Weld Background Education: Boston University School of Law, 1978Lake Forest College, 1974 Participation as a Faculty Member &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":542,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6298,101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-judicial-profiles","category-superior-court"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwdev.wpengine.com\/judicial-profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}