HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 440        FILED ON: 1/21/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1631

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sheila C. Harrington

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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 judicial case managers and assistant judicial case managers for the Middlesex Probate and Family Court.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/21/2021

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

3/8/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 440        FILED ON: 1/21/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1631

By Mrs. Harrington of Groton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1631) of Sheila C. Harrington and Michael J. Soter relative to judicial case managers and assistant judicial case managers for the Middlesex Probate and Family Court.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3325 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to judicial case managers and assistant judicial case managers for the Middlesex Probate and Family Court.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 23C of Chapter 217 of the General Laws is hereby amended to have one (1) additional Judicial Case Manager appointed for Middlesex County, by striking the words “Middlesex, 1 judicial case manager” and inserting the following:

“Middlesex North, 1 judicial case manager and Middlesex South, 1 judicial case manager”. 

Section 23D of Chapter 217 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the words “Middlesex, 8 assistant judicial case managers” and inserting the following:

“Middlesex North, 4 assistant judicial case managers and Middlesex South, 4 assistant judicial case managers notwithstanding it shall be in the sole discretion and jurisdiction of the First Justice of the Middlesex Probate and Family Court to move the assistant judicial case managers where needed.