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11/29: A virtual grand tour of Social Law Library’s remote offerings

11/29:  The New Massachusetts Estate Tax Law: What Do I Need to Know? 

11/30:  Day 3 - Office of Community Corrections - Less jail, more support - How the Community Justice Support Center serves as an alternative to bail or as a condition of release for risk of flight or danger 

12/4:  Federal Legislative History 

12/12:  How Spouses Hide Assets

12/13: The Lawyer Well-Being Series - You Are Not Alone: The Pervasiveness of Substance Use in the Legal Profession and the Importance of Connecting Through Struggle and Shared Experiences 

12/14:  Robert’s Rules of Order in Practice: Virtual and Hybrid Meetings under Robert’s Rules


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  • Supreme Judicial Court Justice David A. Lowy to Retire

    BOSTON, MA — Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice David A. Lowy has advised Governor Maura Healey that he will retire from the Court on February 3, 2024. Appointed by Governor Charlie Baker, Justice Lowy was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court on August 24, 2016. Read Full Article

  • Trial Court Leaders Appoint Pamerson O. Ifill as Massachusetts Probation Service Commissioner

    BOSTON, MA -- Trial Court Chief Justice Jeffrey A. Locke and Trial Court Administrator Thomas G. Ambrosino today announced that they have appointed Deputy Commissioner Pamerson O. Ifill to serve as the next Commissioner of Probation for Massachusetts. He will begin a five-year term of office on November 27, 2023. Deputy Commissioner Ifill succeeds Commissioner Edward Dolan who was appointed in 2013 and retired earlier this year. Read Full Article

  • Supreme Judicial Court Appoints New Reporter of Decisions (11/8)

    BOSTON, MA -- The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court today announced that they have appointed Madchen (Maddie) S. Makara, Esq., as the new Reporter of Decisions for the Supreme Judicial Court, effective January 28, 2024. Attorney Makara will succeed Brian H. Redmond, Esq., who will retire as Reporter of Decisions in January. Read Full Article

  • Supreme Judicial Court Appoints Hon. Heidi E. Brieger as Chief Justice of the Trial Court

    The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court today announced the appointment of the Honorable Heidi E. Brieger as the new Chief Justice of the Trial Court pursuant to G.L. 211B, § 6, effective December 22, 2023. Judge Brieger was appointed Chief Justice of the Superior Court in June 2021. She succeeds Trial Court Chief Justice Jeffrey A. Locke, who will reach the mandatory retirement age in December after serving in the position since January 2022. Read Full Article

  • Supreme Judicial Court Presents 2023 Pro Bono Committee Awards to Three Attorneys and a Law Student (10/25)

    BOSTON, MA — At a ceremony today at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd presented Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards to three 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 for their essential legal needs. Read Full Article

  • ​The Massachusetts Superior Court seeks to fill two Research Attorney positions

    ​The Massachusetts Superior Court seeks to fill two Research Attorney positions, serving all the Justices of the Superior Court. This is a professional, permanent position within the Administrative Office of the Superior Court. Research Attorneys assist the Justices with legal research, writing, and analysis. Research Attorneys prepare draft decisions, research memoranda, and other documents; analyze and research specific legal issues and questions for the judges; and may assist in training and oversight of other legal research staff and interns. Read Full Article

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