Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd Delivers State of the Judiciary Speech to the Legal Community

The Hon. Kimberly S. Budd presented her second annual address on the state of the judiciary to the legal community at the Massachusetts Bar Association's Bench-Bar Symposium today. The event was streamed live from the Seven Justice Courtroom of the John Adams Courthouse. Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Budd opened her remarks acknowledging the challenges and changes the court system has faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Article

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd to Deliver State of the Judiciary Speech to Legal Community ​

The Honorable Kimberly S. Budd will present the annual address on the state of the judiciary to the legal community at the Massachusetts Bar Association's Bench-Bar Symposium. Read Full Article

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants Delivers State of the Judiciary Speech

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants today presented his sixth annual address at the Massachusetts Bar Association's State of the Judiciary event in the John Adams Courthouse and highlighted several new and ongoing initiatives in the courts. Chief Justice Gants discussed the work of the Supreme Judicial Court Steering Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, which was formed in 2018 to explore and analyze the state of lawyer well-being in the Commonwealth. The committee issued a report in July 2019 finding that the legal profession faces serious challenges to the well-being of its practitioners. . . Read Full Article

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants to Deliver State of the Judiciary Speech to Legal Community

The Honorable Ralph D. Gants will present the annual address on the state of the judiciary to the legal community at the Massachusetts Bar Association's Bench-Bar Symposium in the John Adams Courthouse. Read Full Article

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants Delivers State of the Judiciary Speech

Chief Justice Gants expressed gratitude for a "Speaker, a Senate President, and a Governor who understand that the problems we confront every day in our courts -- opiate addiction, mental illness, domestic violence, homelessness, delinquency, to name only a few -- are the same problems they are committed to address, and that our success is their success." Read Full Article