It's hard to avoid the word play that GLAD is glad. Today's Left Ahead show with Gary Buseck was pretty jolly. He is the legal director and interim executive director of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. Looking at the huge, … [Read more...]
Roderick Ireland, Associate Supreme Judicial Court Justice, nominated today for Chief Justice
Roderick Ireland, a former Juvenile Court Judge, former Appeals Court Judge, and senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, as well as first African-American Supreme Judicial Court Justice has been nominated by newly-re-elected … [Read more...]
Brief bios of all the SJC Justices
1. It WILL be a direct appointment "like chief Justice Roberts" probably... though it could be one of the other Justices, each very accomplished and well known in their own right, some of them with long term service as judges on the … [Read more...]
Chief Justice Margaret Marshall to retire in October
Chief Justice Marshall held a press conference this AM to announce her retirement; she is 65 and has been a member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for fourteen years. She has been a defender of the Sixth Amendment Right to … [Read more...]
Trial Court Law clerks to be bought [oops – paid for!] by private law firms! See poll!
Now that he has eliminated guardian ad litems for education, Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert Mulligan [a/k/a "The CJAM] has come up with another bright idea - his plan, which looks like it will happen - let the big … [Read more...]
Child Support – an obligations that survives death
NOTICE: The slip opinions and orders posted on this Web site are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. This preliminary material will be removed from the Web site once … [Read more...]
SJC issues Revised, Proposed/Draft Rules of Evidence 2/28/08
As some may recall, last year the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued a draft of "rules of evidence" for notice and comment. As some may not know, this state currently has no codified "Rules of Evidence." There are … [Read more...]
SJC issues case expanding civil right to counsel – TODAY
Here is the slip opinion which issued, today: Term NOTICE: The slip opinions and orders posted on this Web site are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. … [Read more...]
SJC reissues draft guidelines for notice and comment –
If you work with children, the cognitively limited, the mentally ill, etc. and they receive legal services, whether court appointed, guardians, etc. these guidelines, and which version is adopted will have a major impact in their lives. In … [Read more...]
SJC announces scanning of briefs and availability online
The SJC announced last week that briefs will be available online as "pdf" files for any case scheduled for argument before the full bench of the Supreme Judicial Court. For the full press release, go to: … [Read more...]