Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 39 (2026)

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Section 39. A citizen of the United States, whether man or woman, who has been admitted as an attorney or counsellor of the highest judicial court of any state, district, territory or country of which he was an inhabitant may, upon petition to the supreme judicial or the superior court be admitted to practice in all the courts of the commonwealth upon the production of satisfactory evidence of his good moral character and professional qualifications.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1975–2013 · leading case: In the Matter of Hiss, 333 N.E.2d 429 (Mass. 1975).

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In the Matter of Hiss, 333 N.E.2d 429 (Mass. 1975). “Though his recollection of Massachusetts law will not be as “sharp” as it once was, we believe he has demonstrated a competence equivalent to that of an out-of-State lawyer admitted on motion or without examination (see G. L. c. 221, § 39). In view of the finding of good moral…”

Schomer v. Bd. of Bar Examiners, 987 N.E.2d 588 (Mass. 2013). “” G. L. c. 221, § 39. See SJ.C. Rule 3:01, § 6.”

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