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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 82 (2026)

Appointment of stenographers in superior court

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Section 82. The justices of the superior court shall appoint from time to time such official stenographers and additional stenographers for the several counties as the business of the court may require. Official and additional stenographers shall be sworn officers of the court, removable at the pleasure of the justices, may be appointed for more than one county, and shall perform such services in the county or counties for which they are appointed or in any other county, as may be assigned them by the justices or by their authority. The title of court reporter may be used by or to designate any stenographer referred to in this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1927–2013 · leading case: Chief Just. v. Off. & Prof'l Employees Int'l Union, Local 6, 807 N.E.2d 814 (Mass. 2004).
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Chief Just. v. Off. & Prof'l Employees Int'l Union, Local 6, 807 N.E.2d 814 (Mass. 2004). · cites it 11× “See G. L. c. 221, § 82. The union filed a counterclaim to confirm the award.”
Williams, 393 N.E.2d 353 (Mass. 1979). “It was hardly necessary to say that the reporter’s unexplained neglect was attributable to the State, as reporters are "sworn officers of the court” (G. L. c. 221, § 82, as amended by St. 1973, c.”
Commonwealth v. Winfield, 985 N.E.2d 86 (Mass. 2013). “G. L. c. 221, §§ 82, 9ID (a). On request, a court reporter shall “furnish a transcript of his notes, or any part thereof, taken at a trial or hearing,” at a statutorily fixed price per page.”
Jones v. Town of Wayland, 358 N.E.2d 822 (Mass. App. Ct. 1976). “See G. L. c. 221, §§ 82, 90A, 91 and 91B. 6 It is not clear what rule was intended to be referred to in the motion.”
Commonwealth v. Flint, 968 N.E.2d 928 (Mass. App. Ct. 2012). “Harris, supra, by contending that the negligence of the court reporter, a State actor, see G. L. c. 221, § 82 (court reporters are “sworn officers of the court”), should be imputed to the Commonwealth with the result that Commonwealth v.”
Flynn v. Brassard, 306 N.E.2d 446 (Mass. App. Ct. 1974). “It would seem from rubber stamp and other markings made on exhibits which have been physically transmitted to us (and which will be discussed shortly) that when this case was tried the evidence was in fact taken by an official stenographer appointed by the Superior Court under…”
Commonwealth v. Anderson, 378 N.E.2d 451 (Mass. App. Ct. 1978). “On three separate occasions between February 21,1975, and January 7, 1976, the prosecutor wrote to the stenographer (who apparently was not an official stenographer; see G. L. c. 221, §§ 82 and 86) requesting the grand jury minutes.”
Commonwealth v. Analetto, 93 N.E.2d 390 (Mass. 1950). “1 Compare the earlier provisions of G. L. c. 221, §§ 82, 83, 84, 85, and 87, with the amendments made by St.”
Commonwealth v. Donaruma, 157 N.E. 538 (Mass. 1927). “” and by § 87, stenographers for criminal business in Suffolk county, upon the request of the presiding justice, the district attorney or the defendant .”
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