Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 212, § 2 (2026)

Court; manner of holding

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Section 2. The court shall be held by one of the justices, and when so held shall have and exercise all the power and jurisdiction committed to said court. The chief justice shall make such assignments for the attendance of a justice at the several times and places appointed for holding the court as will be most convenient and as will insure the prompt performance of its duties.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1927–1927 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Gedzium, 159 N.E. 51 (Mass. 1927).

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Commonwealth v. Gedzium, 159 N.E. 51 (Mass. 1927). “It is provided in G. L. c. 212, § 2, that “The court shall be held by one of the justices, and when so held shall have and exercise all the power and jurisdiction committed to said court.”

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