Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.

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instanceOf appellate court
court
state supreme court
supreme court
alsoKnownAs SJC
appointingAuthorityForJustices Governor of Massachusetts
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of Massachusetts
building John Adams Courthouse
buildingLocation Pemberton Square, Boston
canPromulgate rules of court
canRegulate practice of law in Massachusetts
chiefJusticeSinceYear 2020
confirmationBodyForJustices Governor's Council of Massachusetts
country United States
courtOfLastResortFor Massachusetts
courtType court of last resort
highest appellate court
createdBy Province of Massachusetts Bay
currentChiefJustice Kimberly S. Budd
decisionsCanBeReviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
establishedInYear 1692
handles administrative appeals
civil appeals
criminal appeals
hasAuthorityFrom Massachusetts Constitution
hasMandatoryRetirementAge 70
hasOriginalJurisdictionOver certain civil matters
certain criminal matters
hasPosition Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
hasWebsite https://www.mass.gov/orgs/supreme-judicial-court
hearsAppealsFrom Massachusetts Appeals Court
Massachusetts Trial Court
interprets Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
laws of Massachusetts
isOneOfOldestContinuouslyFunctioningAppellateCourtsIn United States
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts
legalAbbreviation Mass.
linked to: Massachusetts
location Boston, Massachusetts
mayIssue advisory opinions
notableFor being one of the oldest appellate courts in continuous operation in North America
numberOfJustices 7
officialLanguage English
partOf Judiciary of Massachusetts
predecessor Superior Court of Judicature
regionServed New England
reportsPublishedIn Massachusetts Reports
state Massachusetts

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Massachusetts judicialBody Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Government of Massachusetts hasPart Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Government of Massachusetts highestCourt Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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Court of Oyer and Terminer replacedBy Superior Court of Judicature of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts establishes Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Superior Court of Judicature replacedBy Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Superior Court of Judicature followedBy Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Superior Court of Judicature replacedBy Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Superior Court of Judicature reorganizedAs Supreme Judicial Court under the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
John Adams Courthouse houses Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Reports court Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
SJC standsFor Supreme Judicial Court
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
SJC standsFor Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Supreme Judicial Court alsoKnownAs Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
subject linked to: SJC
Judiciary of Massachusetts hasBranch Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Judiciary of Massachusetts highestCourt Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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Pemberton Square, Boston contains Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Appeals Court higherCourt Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Appeals Court canBeReviewedBy Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. memberOf Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct promulgatedBy Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts) enforcedBy Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
subject linked to: Declaration of Rights
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Kimberly S. Budd memberOf Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Kimberly S. Budd officeHeldIn Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court appliesTo Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court officialOf Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court appointedBy Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court reportsTo Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Superior Court appealsTo Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts District Court appealsTo Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (in limited circumstances)
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Boston Municipal Court supervisingAuthority Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Housing Court hearsAppealsTo Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Land Court appealsTo Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts hasHighestCourt Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts highestCourt Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay courtReported Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Elizabeth Shaw Melville associatedWith Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts law interpretedBy Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure appliesToCourt Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure promulgatedBy Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Superior Court Department of the Trial Court appealsTo Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure promulgatedBy Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure promulgatedBy Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Rules of Juvenile Procedure promulgatedBy Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Franklin Probate and Family Court appealsTo Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Hampshire Probate and Family Court appealsTo Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Horace Gray memberOfCourt Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court