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2014 Massachusetts General Laws
PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
TITLE I COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
CHAPTER 212 THE SUPERIOR COURT
- Section 1 Number of superior court justices; chief justice; definitions
- Section 1A Deputy court administrator
- Section 2 Court; manner of holding
- Section 3 Exclusive original jurisdiction
- Section 3A Statement to accompany complaint for civil action for damages
- Section 4 Original jurisdiction
- Section 5 Appellate civil jurisdiction
- Section 6 Criminal jurisdiction
- Section 7 Indictments; transmittal
- Section 8 Security in civil or criminal cases to stand on appeal
- Section 9 Orders or decrees of supreme judicial court; recording
- Section 10 Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 53
- Section 11 Repealed, 1929, 265, Sec. 4
- Section 12 Affirmation of judgment on non-entry of appeal
- Section 13 Late entry of appeal
- Section 14 Sittings of court; places
- Section 14A Sittings; first justices; powers and duties; terms; removal
- Section 14B Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 119
- Section 14C Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 56
- Section 14D to 14F Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 119
- Section 15 to 18 Repealed, 1932, 144, Sec. 3
- Section 18A Repealed, 1923, 262, Sec. 2
- Section 19 Clerk’s office
- Section 19A Special master
- Section 20 Civil and criminal business; separation; jurors
- Section 20A Central pools of jurors
- Section 21 Special jury sittings for criminal business
- Section 22 Return day in criminal cases
- Section 23 Grand jury; assembling
- Section 24 Precedence of certain prosecutions
- Section 25 Continuance of sitting
- Section 26 Records; custody
- Section 26A Land title actions; jury-waived civil actions; transfer to land court
- Section 27, 28 Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 125
- Section 28A Repealed, 1949, 654, Sec. 2
- Section 29 Speedy trial of persons held in default of bail
- Section 30 Labor dispute cases; panel of justices; hearing; review
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