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§ 1 — Appeals court; establishment

Massachusetts § 1
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title ICOURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
Ch. 211AAPPEALS COURT

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211A, § 1 (2026).

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Section 1. There shall be an intermediate appellate court to be known as the appeals court. The appeals court shall consist of a chief justice and twenty-four associate justices.

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