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This story has been correct to show the body approving the recommendation was the five-member Supreme Judicial Nominating Commission, not the state's 27-member Judicial Nominating Commission. Show ...
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey defended her nomination of associate state Appeals Court Justice Gabrielle Wolohojian, her former romantic partner of many years, to an open seat on the state Supreme ...
A judicial nominating commission (also judicial nominating committee, judicial nominating board) in the United States, is a body used by some U.S. states to recommend or select potential justices and judges for appointments by state governments.
The judiciary of Massachusetts is the branch of the government of Massachusetts that interprets and applies the law of Massachusetts, ensures equal justice under law, and provides a mechanism for dispute resolution. The judicial power in Massachusetts is reposed in the Supreme Judicial Court, which superintends the entire system of courts.
The Massachusetts Governor's Council (also known as the Executive Council) is a governmental body that provides advice and consent in certain matters – such as judicial nominations, pardons, and commutations – to the Governor of Massachusetts.
Judges, meanwhile, go through an interview and public hearing process before the Judicial Nominating Commission, which then forwards three to five candidates’ names to the governor as possible ...
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.
Brockton attorney David Reservitz, a Brockton native who lives in Needham, is vying in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, for the vacant Second District seat on the Governor's Council.