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The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (in case citations, D. Mass.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. [1] The first court session was held in Boston in 1789. The second term was held in Salem in 1790 and court session locations ...
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 ...
List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 10) Clerks for associate justices: Joseph Bradley • George Shiras • William Day • Pierce Butler • Frank Murphy • Tom Clark • Thurgood Marshall • Clarence Thomas. Note that, due to the several changes in the size of the Court since it was established in 1789, two ...
Arizona Supreme Court [41] Arizona Court of Appeals (2 divisions) [42] Superior Court of Arizona (15 counties) [42] Justices of the Peace (county courts) [43] and Arizona Municipal Courts, city trial courts and courts of limited jurisdiction. Federal courts located in Arizona.
The following is a list of justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court which are broken down by pre- and post-statehood appointments. Historically, only three individuals have declined appointment to the Court which all occurred during the Provincial Congress period: William Reed in 1775, Robert Treat Paine in 1776, and James Warren in 1777.
Glik v. Cunniffe, 655 F.3d 78 (1st Cir. 2011) is a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that a private citizen has the right to record video and audio of police carrying out their duties in a public place, and that the arrest of the citizen for a wiretapping violation violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights.
The judiciary of Massachusetts is the branch of the government of Massachusetts that interprets and applies the law of Massachusetts, ensures equal justice under law, and provides a mechanism for dispute resolution. The judicial power in Massachusetts is reposed in the Supreme Judicial Court, which superintends the entire system of courts.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (in case citations, 1st Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts : The court is based at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Most sittings are held in Boston, where the court usually sits for ...