News and Noteworthy

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  Superior Court Invites 2025-26 Law Fellowship Applications (Superior Court Announcement)

  The Superior Court is pleased to invite applications for its 2025-26 Law Fellowship Program. We seek to fill as many as six Fellowship positions. The goal of the Fellowship Program is to provide entry-level or junior attorneys opportunities to develop legal research and writing skills and gain valuable knowledge and experience in a broad range of civil and criminal matters by assisting the Justices of the Superior Court. The Fellowship is also intended to serve as a potential pathway for outstanding Fellows to seek permanent positions as Research Attorneys in the Superior Court. Read Full Article
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  Supreme Judicial Court Pro Bono Committee Present Awards to Four Attorneys and a Law Student at 25th Anniversary Celebration (10/30)

  At a ceremony in the John Adams Courthouse, Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justice Elizabeth N. Dewar presented awards to four attorneys and a law student selected by the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, in recognition of their exceptional dedication to providing volunteer services for persons who cannot afford an attorney. Read Full Article
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  Supreme Judicial Court Pro Bono Committee to Present Awards to Four Attorneys and a Law Student at 25th Anniversary Celebration ​

  On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justice Elizabeth N. Dewar will present awards to four attorneys and a law student selected by the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, in recognition of their exceptional dedication to providing volunteer services for persons who cannot afford an attorney. Read Full Article
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  Massachusetts Division of Banks Database Now Available to SLL Members

  The Social Law Library Division of Banks database contains over a decade’s worth of rulings concerning consumer protection and financial institution laws and regulations by the Massachusetts Division of Banks (DOB). Read Full Article
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  Supreme Judicial Court’s Judicial Performance Evaluation Program to Resume with Evaluations of Judges in Essex County, Middlesex County District Courts, the Boston Municipal Court, and the Chelsea District Court

  The Supreme Judicial Court will resume its program of soliciting judicial performance evaluations from attorneys, court employees, and jurors in October 2024. Judges who sat in any Essex County Court, Middlesex County District Court, the Boston Municipal Court, or the Chelsea District Court in the last two years will be evaluated. The program was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Article
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  Supreme Judicial Court Justices Appoint Clerk for the Commonwealth (8/28)

  The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court have appointed Maura A. Looney as the next Clerk for the Commonwealth. Ms. Looney was sworn in today by Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd. This appointment fills a vacancy resulting from the departure of Clerk Francis V. Kenneally, who was sworn in as a District Court judge. Ms. Looney has served as Acting Clerk for the Commonwealth since April 1. Read Full Article