Gov. Patrick, handing out the goodies.

Gov. Deval Patrick has been loading up the state judiciary, and once again he’s tapped a campaign supporter for the bench.

The guv nominated personal injury lawyer Paul Benoit this week to an administrative judge’s post on the Industrial Accidents Board. Benoit gave the governor $400 in campaign donations in 2006.

Benoit’s nomination follows those of other Patrick campaign donors who were appointed to the bench in May: Probate Court pick Maureen Monks and Tim Feeley, who is headed for Superior Court, and former state Sen. Cheryl Jacques, a gay activist and longtime Patrick supporter who was handpicked by the governor for a $127,000-a-year post on the Industrial Accidents Board.

UPDATE: More from the Herald and AP.

SECOND UPDATE: More from the Herald and National Review Online.

THIRD UPDATE: From WBZ.com and the Boston Globe.

FOURTH UPDATE: From the AP and the Boston Globe.