India, Aug. 7 -- Lindsay Clancy is facing trial in Massachusetts for killing her three children. Another woman, Latarsha Sanders, who was convicted of killing her two sons is now going to have a new trial. The two cases reportedly have some similarities, not the least of which is that they were both presented before the same judge. William Sullivan presided over Sanders' case and is now hearing Clancy's.

Here's all you need to know about Judge William Sullivan and what happened in Latarsha Sanders' case.

William Francis Sullivan was born on June 15, 1957. He was appointed associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court in 2014.

Sullivan graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts. He attended college i...