{"id":4061,"date":"2023-07-06T14:54:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T18:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/?p=4061"},"modified":"2023-09-17T16:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T20:44:11","slug":"chapter-93-an-act-relative-to-the-reorganization-of-the-judicial-system-of-the-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/2023\/07\/06\/chapter-93-an-act-relative-to-the-reorganization-of-the-judicial-system-of-the-commonwealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 93, An Act Relative to the Reorganization of the Judicial System of the Commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. \u00a0Procedural History and Bill Versions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/House-Proposals-3644-_-3395.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3395<\/a><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Bill-Timeline_Summary.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">History<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Senate-Proposals-1907-_-1911.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S1907<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Committee Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.lib.state.ma.us\/bitstream\/handle\/2452\/127672\/ocn806091064-benefit_review.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Joint-Committee-Conference-Report-Bill-Summary-and-Proposed-Changes.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Joint Committee Conference Report<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Testimony.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Testimony<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Executive Action Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Press Reports (links only) \u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Boston Bar Association: A Tale of Two Hearings By: Kathleen Joyce May 5, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Boston Globe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/metro\/2010\/05\/23\/agency-where-patronage-job-one\/pTGEMsj0CbgePJdVaxC9NJ\/story.html\" style=\"color: #000000;\">An agency where patronage is job one<\/a> By: Scott Allen, Marcella Bombardier, Andrea Estes, and editor Thomas Farragher May 23, 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Boston Globe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/metro\/2010\/05\/24\/brien-rise-and-reign-defined-tenacity\/3EXqSB07jFPcHmXqzG65NJ\/story.html\" style=\"color: #000000;\">O&#8217;Brien rise and reign defined by tenacity<\/a> By: Thomas Farragher May 24, 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Boston Globe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/metro\/2010\/07\/25\/legacy-lax-oversight-and-dubious-claims\/tD7RDCYT9Xdn5IqIVE8tNJ\/story.html\" style=\"color: #000000;\">A legacy of lax oversight and dubious claims<\/a> By: Scott Allen, Marcella Bombardier, Andrea Estes, and editor Thomas Farragher July 25, 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Boston Globe: <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.lexis.com\/api\/permalink\/63e74795-629a-4ccc-870c-415960bddd61\/?context=1530671\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Lawmaker must face questioning on hirings<\/a> By: Andrea Estes and Thomas Farragher September 17, 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Boston Globe: <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.lexis.com\/api\/permalink\/965a954c-4bbd-4b7b-8349-bc77029b2a3f\/?context=1530671\" style=\"color: #000000;\">In shocking Probation scandal, the disgrace is widespread<\/a> November 20, 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Boston Globe: Legislature OKs court reform bill, promising to curb patronage By: Stephanie Ebert and John R. Element July 29, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Docket: House passes court management bill By: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly staff May 11th, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FraminghamPatch: <a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/massachusetts\/framingham\/state-passes-court-reorganization-legislation-awaits-0ca4aee215\" style=\"color: #000000;\">State Passes Court Reorganization Legislation; Awaits Governor&#8217;s Signature<\/a> By: Susan Petroni August 1, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gavel to Gavel: Massachusetts House approves bill to overhaul governance of state&#8217;s judiciary By: Bill Raftery May 13, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LynnfieldPatch: <a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/massachusetts\/lynnfield\/local-lawmakers-vote-for-court-reorganization-bill\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Local Lawmakers Vote For Court Reorganization<\/a> Bill By: William Laforme August 3, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Massachusetts Court System: Joint Statement on Court Reorganization from Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Roderick Ireland and Chief Justice for Administration &amp; Management Robert A. Mulligan April 29, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Massachusetts Politics BLOG: If You Agree with Senator Moynihan, You&#8217;ll Like This New Judicial Reorg Law By: John Hahesy Friday, August 5, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MBA News: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.massbar.org\/home\/2011\/11\/05\/05-11-11-massachusetts-bar-association-applauds-the-house-of-representatives-for-passing-historic-court-reform-legislation\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Massachusetts Bar Association applauds the House of Representatives for passing historic court reform legislation<\/a> By: Jennifer Rosinski &amp; Tricia M. Oliver May 11, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20111391\" style=\"color: #000000;\">SENATE SESSION &#8211; MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20111283\" style=\"color: #000000;\">HOUSE SESSION &#8211; WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20111259\" style=\"color: #000000;\">SENATE SESSION &#8211; MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20111232\" style=\"color: #000000;\">SENATE SESSION &#8211; THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20111199\" style=\"color: #000000;\">HOUSE SESSION &#8211; THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20111187\" style=\"color: #000000;\">ADVANCES &#8211; WEEK OF MAY 29, 2011<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20111129\" style=\"color: #000000;\">HOUSE LEADERS HUDDLE TO DISCUSS SESSION PRIORITIES<\/a> By: Kyle Cheney JUNE 8, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/2011819\" style=\"color: #000000;\">HOUSE SESSION &#8211; FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/2011818\" style=\"color: #000000;\">SENATE SESSION &#8211; FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/2011815\" style=\"color: #000000;\">ADVANCES &#8211; WEEK OF JULY 31, 2011<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/20112661\" style=\"color: #000000;\">House Minority Leader&#8217;s Statement on Adoption of Court Reorganization Legislation<\/a> Friday, July 29, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WBUR News and Wire Services: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2011\/07\/29\/vote-on-probation-oversight\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Mass. Lawmakers Approve Court Reorganization Bill<\/a> Jul 29, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wicked Local: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/story\/medford-transcript\/2011\/08\/08\/medford-legislators-help-pass-court\/39898090007\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Medford legislators help pass court reorganization legislation<\/a> Aug. 08, 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. \u00a0Procedural History and Bill Versions H3395 History S1907 2. Committee Documents 3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents Joint Committee Conference Report Testimony 4. Executive Action Documents 5. Press Reports (links only) \u00a0 The Boston Bar Association: A Tale of Two Hearings By: Kathleen Joyce May 5, 2011 The Boston Globe: An agency where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22595,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22595"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4061"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5316,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4061\/revisions\/5316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}