Amendment #277 to H3400

Committee Structure

[Sponsors] Representative Scaccia of Boston moves to amend the bill in SECTION 60, in lines 703 to 712, inclusive, by striking “The committee shall consist of 15 persons, 2 of whom shall be appointed by the governor, 2 of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate, 2 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and 9 of whom shall be appointed by the justices of the supreme judicial court.  Said court shall request and give appropriate consideration to nominees for the 9 positions from the Massachusetts Bar Association, county bar associations, the Boston Bar Association and other appropriate bar groups including, but not limited to, the Massachusetts Black Lawyers' Association, Women's Bar Association and the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers. Each member of the committee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and shall serve until a successor in office has been appointed and qualified. Members of the committee may be removed for cause by the justices of the supreme judicial court. A vacancy on the committee shall be filled by the person or justices who made the initial appointment to the unexpired term.”; and inserting in place thereof the following:

“The committee shall consist of 15 persons to be appointed by the justices of the supreme judicial court.  Said court shall request and give appropriate consideration to nominees from the Massachusetts Bar Association, county bar associations, the Boston Bar Association and other appropriate bar groups, including, but not limited to, the Massachusetts Black Lawyers’ Association, Women’s Bar Association and the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers.  Each member of the committee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and shall serve until a successor in office has been appointed and qualified.”

Said bill shall be further amended by inserting in said SECTION 60, in line 715, after word, “commonwealth”, the following:

“, except those before the court in noncriminal or delinquency proceedings, provided however, that such assignments or appointments shall not exceed 500 billable hours.”

Said bill shall be further amended by striking SECTION 77, in lines 1010 to 1014, inclusive.