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- Supreme Judicial Court Appoints New Executive Director of Board of Bar Examiners
- Court Relocation Committee Updates Recommendations for Upcoming Public Meetings
- Joint Statement from Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall & Chief Justice for Administraton and Management Robert A. Mulligan
- Land Court to Relocate to State-Owned Building
- Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall Will Retire
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Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall Will Retire
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| Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall |
At a recent press conference in the John Adams Courthouse, Chief Justice Marshall said, "My decision to leave this Court four years before the mandatory retirement age of seventy is predicated singularly on a personal reason: my husband, Anthony Lewis, has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Tony and I are both at an age when we have learned to value, value deeply, the precious gift of time. And so, with deep regret, but also with deep conviction, I will relinquish my role as Chief Justice in order that, without distraction, Tony and I may enjoy our final seasons together."
"I cannot take this step without acknowledging that it has been a wonderfully rewarding experience for me to serve the people of Massachusetts as a Justice on this historic Court, the oldest appellate court in continuous existence in our nation, which has long served to protect the rights of all of the people in this Commonwealth, impartially, fairly, equally."
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Discovering Justice Offers Summer Walk-In Tours of the John Adams Courthouse
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| Tour participants in one of the Courthouse exhibit rooms. |
Tours introduce visitors to the history, art, and architecture of the building and include information about the Massachusetts court system. Tours are led by knowledgeable volunteer docents (tour guides), a diverse group of lawyers, retired teachers and experienced museum guides.
During the hour-long tour, visitors will view many of the points of interest in the Courthouse, including the Great Hall, the Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Courtroom, the Social Law Library, and the courtroom of the Supreme Judicial Court, as well as the two legal history exhibits located adjacent to the Great Hall. The current exhibits are entitled "John Adams: Architect of American Government," and "Sacco and Vanzetti: Justice on Trial."
Discovering Justice also offers free tours to groups and individuals on Mondays and Thursdays throughout the year. Reservations must be made in advance, with the exception of summer walk-in tours. More information on scheduling a tour is available here.
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