HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2482        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2741

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James M. Murphy

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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 creating the office of senior justice in the judicial branch.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/17/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2482        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2741

By Mr. Murphy of Weymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2741) of James M. Murphy relative to the retirement earnings and benefits of certain senior justices.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2335 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 creating the office of senior justice in the judicial branch.

 

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. Section 22 of chapter 211 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: - A chief justice or an associate justice who has served fifteen years in a judicial office shall be designated as a senior justice and receive an additional annual salary increment of $5,000. The office of senior justice shall be deemed a judicial office as comprehended under the provisions of Article I of Chapter 111 of Part the Second of the Constitution.

SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 211A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: - A chief justice or an associate justice who has served fifteen years in a judicial office shall be designated as a senior justice and receive an additional annual salary increment of $5,000. The office of senior justice shall be deemed a judicial office as comprehended under the provisions of Article I of Chapter 111 of Part the Second of the Constitution.

SECTION 3. Section 4 of chapter 211B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraph: - Any justice of the trial court who has served fifteen years in a judicial office shall be designated as a senior justice and receive and additional annual salary increment of $5,000. The office of senior justice shall be deemed a judicial office as comprehended under the provisions of Article I of Chapter 111 Part the Second of the Constitution.

SECTION 4.  The provisions of this act shall be credited to the pension of the senior justice upon his or her retirement in accordance with the provisions of Section 65D of Chapter 32 of the General Laws.