2006 Massachusetts Code - Section 71. Chief deputy sheriff for Suffolk — Middlesex and Hampden; chiefcourt officer for Hampden, Norfolk and Worcester counties.

Section 71. The chief justice for administration and management shall designate a court officer to act as chief deputy sheriff for attendance on each superior court in Suffolk, Middlesex, and Hampden counties and one such court officer shall be designated to act as chief deputy sheriff for attendance on the appeals court in Suffolk county. In Hampden, Norfolk and Worcester counties the chief justice for administration and management may designate one court officer as chief court officer for attendance on the supreme judicial and superior courts. Such officers, under the orders of the chief justice for administration and management, in addition to their regular duties as court officers, shall supervise, direct and assign the officers of their respective courts.