Bill Text: MA S1624 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Clarify the review of actions of the chief justice for administration and management
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1624 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1624-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to clarify the review of actions of the chief justice for administration and management.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to clarify the review of actions of the chief justice for
administration and management.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Section 17 of chapter 211B is hereby amended by adding the following phrase at the end of the first sentence “subject to the superintendence power of the supreme judicial court.”
Section 2. Said Section 17 of chapter 211B is hereby further amended by inserting, after the first sentence in the second paragraph, the following 3 sentences:-
In carrying out the duties established by this section, the chief justice for administration and management shall be subject to review exclusively under section 3 of chapter 211. In accordance with section 2 of chapter 213A, the actions of the chief justice for administration and management under this section shall be exempt from review in an action for declaratory relief. Clause (3) of subsection (j) of section 10 of chapter 258 shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of any immunity applicable to the chief justice for administration and management.
