Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 211b - Trial Court of the Commonwealth
Section 3 - Justices Assigned to Other Departments; Powers and Duties

Section 3. Any justice appointed to a department, or a division thereof, and assigned to another department, or division thereof, shall have and exercise all the powers and duties which a justice appointed to the department, or division thereof, in which said justice is sitting, has and may exercise.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases

Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers

Chapter 211b - Trial Court of the Commonwealth

Section 1 - Organization

Section 2 - Number of Trial Court Justices; Appointments

Section 3 - Justices Assigned to Other Departments; Powers and Duties

Section 4 - Salaries; Practice of Law; Expenses; Vacation and Sick Leave; Special Justices

Section 5 - Chief Justices; Appointment; Term; Removal

Section 5a - Deputy Court Administrators; Appointment; Term; Removal; Submission of Disputes to Chief Justice of the Trial Court and Court Administrator

Section 6 - Chief Justice of the Trial Court; Appointment; Term; Removal

Section 6a - Advisory Board

Section 6b - Office of Court Management; Court Administrator

Section 7 - Vacancies in Office

Section 8 - Advisory Committee on Personnel Standards

Section 9 - Chief Justice of the Trial Court; Powers and Duties

Section 9a - Employees of Chief Justice for Administration and Management; Powers and Duties

Section 9b - Domestic and Sexual Violence Training for Court Personnel

Section 10 - Chief Justice and Deputy Court Administrators; Powers and Duties

Section 10a - First Justices; Powers and Duties

Section 10b - Appointment of Assistant Clerks

Section 10c - Limitation of Powers, Duties or Responsibilities of Clerks or Registers of Probate

Section 10d - Court Officers; Applicants for Appointment as Court Officer; Written Examination; Investigation and Interview; Promotion

Section 12 - Office of Court Management; Court Administrator

Section 13 - Estimates of Expenses, Costs and Revenue

Section 14 - Services of Retired Justices

Section 16 - Judicial Institute; Training Judicial and Nonjudicial Personnel

Section 17 - Operation and Maintenance of Court Facilities; Long-Range Planning and Capital Budget Requests; Occupancy Fees

Section 19 - Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

Section 20 - Leave of Absence; Restrictions

Section 21 - Publication of Notice in Newspaper; Notice Requirements Deemed Met

Section 22 - Delivery of Criminal Case Disposition Information to Department of State Police