predecessor successor title term_start article_title term_end name occupation
james dipaola peter koutoujian special sheriff of middlesex county , massachusetts november 26 , 2010 john granara
 january 14 , 2011 john granara attorney
john granara

john granara is an american attorney who is the former chief legal counsel to the middlesex county sheriff 's office .
he served as special sheriff of middlesex county , massachusetts following the resignation and suicide of sheriff james dipaola .
granara had been the chief legal counsel to the middlesex county sheriff 's department since dipaola took office in 1997 .
granara was a coordinator for dipaola 's 1996 election campaign .
