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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title I COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
  4. Chapter 213 PROVISIONS COMMON TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL AND SUPERIOR COURTS
  5. Section 1 Chief justices; vacancies

Section 1

Section 1: Chief justices; vacancies

Section 1. In case of a vacancy in the office of chief justice of the supreme judicial or the superior court, or of his illness or absence, his duties shall be performed by the senior justice present and qualified to act.