Councillor Sal LaMattina of East Boston is weighing a run for register for the Suffolk Probate and Family Court.

LaMattina told the Reporter he is talking with constituents to "see if this is the right move."

He said he loves being a councillor, but he would be able to work with -- and help -- families in the register post. LaMattina was elected to the City Council in 2006. He worked at the Crossroads Family Shelter between 1985 and 1987, according to his biography on the City Council's website.

The current register, Sandra Giovannucci, was tapped as temporary register of Suffolk Probate and Family Court last year, after Richard Iannella said he was retiring. An election to pick the permanent register is set for this fall.

Iannella, a former city councillor, served for 14 years in the post, which comes with a $110,000 annual salary.

LaMattina is a lifelong East Boston resident and a UMass Amherst graduate. He is not up for reelection as a councillor until 2013.

He has worked in the mayor's office of neighborhood services as the liaison for East Boston, and later did a stint as assistant director of the City of Boston Central Artery Team. In 1999, he became director of operations at the Boston Transportation Department, a position he held until his election to the City Council.