Teixeira’s hearing is expected to take place at 10 a.m. EDT on Friday and will be presided over by Hennessy, the federal magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, according to U.S District Court Clerk Robert Farrell.
Hennessy was first appointed a U.S. magistrate judge in 2013 and served as chief magistrate judge of Massachusetts from 2017 to 2020, according to the court’s website.
From 2008 to 2013, Hennessy served as the chief of the Worcester bran in the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
– Sarah Elbeshbishi and Jeannette Hinkle
Teixeira, who was arrested Thursday and charged in the Pentagon leak case, is an airman first class who joined the Air National Guard in September 2019, according to the Air Force.
He works for the Massachusetts Air National Guard at Otis Air National Guard Base. His job title is cyber transport systems journeyman.
