Section 9. The chief justice and the six most senior justices of the appeals court other than the chief justice shall serve in the place of the supreme judicial court when charges are brought against a member of the supreme judicial court.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers
Chapter 211c - Commission on Judicial Conduct
Section 1 - Establishment; Membership; Expenses; Term; Chairman
Section 2 - Investigations, Hearings and Recommendations
Section 3 - Report; Appropriations; Offices; Rules; Immunity; Executive Director; Proceedings
Section 7 - Hearing; Recommendation for Discipline; Attorneys' Fees
Section 8 - Informal Adjustment; Sanctions
Section 9 - Charges Against Supreme Judicial Court Member