SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1707 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 840
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel A. Wolf, (BY REQUEST)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the assignment of counsel for judges.
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PETITION OF:
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John Lydon |
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1707 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 840
By Mr. Wolf (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 840) of John Lydon for legislation relative to the assignment of counsel for judges. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act relative to the assignment of counsel for judges.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 211 C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 official edition, and the Rules on the Commission for Judicial Conduct, Rule 60 is hereby stricken and the following sentence is inserted:-
The Judge shall be represented by the Attorney General for the Commonwealth, and if the Judge chooses to employ his own attorney it shall be at his own expense.