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Elizabeth Napier "Bessie" Dewar (born July 4, 1980) [1] is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court since 2024. She previously served as the state solicitor of Massachusetts from 2016 to 2024. Prior to serving as the state solicitor, she had served as the assistant state solicitor ...
The Court Reform Act of 1978 allows judges who reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 to serve part-time on the bench upon being appointed by the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Massachusetts SJC) for 90-day "recall" assignments.
The President is the presiding officer of the Senate. The General Court is responsible for enacting the state's laws. A bill signed by the governor, or passed by two-thirds of both houses over his or her veto, becomes law. Its session laws are published in the Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts, which are codified as the General Laws of ...
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After being confirmed by the Governor's Council, she took the oath of office on February 7, 2008. [citation needed] On February 7, 2024, Governor Maura Healey nominated her to serve as an associate justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. [5] [6] She was confirmed by the Governor's Council on February 28, 2024. [7]
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court traces its history back to the high court of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay, which was chartered in 1692.Under the terms of that charter, Governor Sir William Phips established the Superior Court of Judicature as the province's local court of last resort (some of the court's decisions could be appealed to courts in England).
A Massachusetts panel charged with reviewing judicial appointments voted Wednesday to approve the nomination to the state's highest court of Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, a former romantic partner of ...
The following is a list of justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court which are broken down by pre- and post-statehood appointments. Historically, only three individuals have declined appointment to the Court which all occurred during the Provincial Congress period: William Reed in 1775, Robert Treat Paine in 1776, and James Warren in 1777.