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42°21′33″N 71°03′39″W / 42.359297°N 71.060954°W
| Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts | |
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 Seal with motto "Nulli vendemus, nulli negabimus aut differemus, rectum aut justitiam" (To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice) | |
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| 42°21′32.75″N 71°3′40.5″W / 42.3590972°N 71.061250°W | |
| Established | 1692 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°21′32.75″N 71°3′40.5″W / 42.3590972°N 71.061250°W |
| Composition method | Executive appointments with quasi-legislative consent |
| Authorised by | Massachusetts Constitution |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Judge term length | Mandatory retirement at 70 years of age |
| Number of positions | 7 |
| Website | Official website |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Kimberly S. Budd |
| Since | December 1, 2020 |
| Lead position ends | October 23, 2036 |
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Although the claim is disputed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,[1][2] the SJC claims the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Americas,[3] with a recognized history dating to the establishment of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature in 1692 under the charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.[4][nb 1]
Although it was historically composed of four associate justices and one chief justice, the court is currently composed of six associate justices and one chief justice.
- ^ "Supreme Court - Courts - Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania". Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ The Virginia Supreme Court was founded as a appellate Court in 1623; it became a Supreme Court in 1779; The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania was founded as a Provincial Court in 1684; it became a Supreme Court in 1722;the New York Supreme Court was established as the Supreme Court of Judicature by the Province of New York on May 6, 1691. It became the New York Supreme Court under the New York Constitutional Convention of 1846.
- ^ "Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts home page". Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ^ Eichholz, Alice (2004). Alice Eichholz (ed.). Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources (3rd Revised ed.). Ancestry Publishing. p. 316. ISBN 978-1593311667.
- ^ "About the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania – SCOPA Review". Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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