Section 8. The justice provided for under the provisions of section 1 of chapter 211B as the chief justice for the probate and family court department, in addition to his judicial powers and duties, shall, subject to the superintendence authority of the supreme judicial court as provided in section 3 of chapter 211, have the power, authority and responsibility of a chief justice as set forth in section 10 of chapter 211B.
The chief justice may establish forms for the annual reports of the work of the registers of the several courts; and said registers shall annually, on or before October 1, prepare and file with the chief justice reports of the work of said courts during the preceding court year, and said reports shall also be filed with the chief justice of the trial court. Said chief justice of the probate and family court shall also have the powers and duties described in section 10 of chapter 211B and section 42 of this chapter; except that none of the powers herein described or referred to shall be construed as authorizing said chief justice to alter or affect the provisions of section 58, 59, 60 or 62 of chapter 215.
Notes of Decisions
Opinion of the Justices to the Senate, 363 N.E.2d 652 (Mass. 1977).
“Chief judge of the Probate Courts: G. L. c. 217, §§ 8, 8A. Chief judge of the Housing Court of the City of Boston: G.”
Commonwealth v. Leach, 141 N.E. 301 (Mass. 1923).
· cites it 2× “G. L. c. 217, § 8. The probate courts in the several counties *472 are separate tribunals, to each of which judges have been appointed by the executive department of the government.”
M.B. v. J.b, 13 N.E.3d 1009 (Mass. App. Ct. 2014).
“, G. L. c. 217, § 8, as amended by St. 1963, c.”
Holt v. Holt, 149 N.E. 40 (Mass. 1925).
“If, however, a judge of probate is unable by reason of sickness, interest or other legal disqualification, or if in his opinion the assistance of another judge is required, or if he is absent, and there is no special judge of probate in the county, G.”
Dunne v. Amerigian, 237 N.E.2d 689 (Mass. 1968).
“Some of the matters were heard by the First Judge of Probate for Plymouth County; but most of them were heard by a judge from another county sitting by designation under G. L. c. 217, § 8. In each of the matters appealed from there was a report of material facts by the judge.”
M.B. v. J.B. (Mass. App. Ct. 2014).
“Since Holt, there have been a series of amendments to the governing statutes, culminating in the creation of a statewide Probate and Family Court within the trial court department.”
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