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List of justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

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The following is a list of justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court which are broken down by pre- and post-statehood appointments. Historically, only three individuals have declined appointment to the Court which all occurred during the Provincial Congress period: William Reed in 1775, Robert Treat Paine in 1776, and James Warren in 1777. Justices initially served a lifetime role until (in most cases) they either died or resigned. In the modern era, mandatory retirement has been a requirement when a given justice reaches the age of 70. This practice has been in place since 1976 when Chief Justice G. Joseph Tauro stepped down.

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Current justices

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Superior Court of Judicature (1692–1780)

  •   Appointed by Provincial Congress[a]

Chief justices

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Associate justices

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1780–present)

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Notes

  1. These justices were appointed by a provisional government. The Province of Massachusetts Bay was dissolved in 1780 when the Constitution of Massachusetts was adopted.
  2. All judges appointed before 1695 were reappointed in that year (except John Richards, who had died) because the legislation creating the court was vetoed in that year by the Privy Council. Several further attempts to legislate the court's existence were vetoed, and it was not until 1699 that the provincial assembly enacted laws creating courts that satisfied the Privy Council.
  3. There are no known portraits of this justice.
  4. Lynde and Thomas were appointed to fill vacancies created by the death of John Whalley and the resignation of John Hathorne.
  5. Quincy and Dudley were appointed to fill vacancies created by the deaths of Wait Winthrop and Nathaniel Thomas.
  6. Ropes and Cushing were appointed to replace John Cushing and Benjamin Lynde Jr., both of whom resigned. Peter Oliver was named Chief Justice, replacing Lynde.
  7. This seat was abolished in 1804.
  8. There was a 14-year vacancy in between the two justices.
  9. There was a 8-year vacancy in between the two justices.
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