Chief Justice Marshall Says Further Budget Cuts to State Court System Put 'Justice in Jeopardy'

 

Chief Justice Marshall gives her Annual Address to the Legal Community.

Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall delivered her tenth Annual Address to the Legal Community on Wednesday afternoon, October 21, 2009 to more than 200 people in the Great Hall of the John Adams Courthouse. The event was the annual Bench Bar Symposium sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association. In her remarks, Chief Justice Marshall stated that the deepening state budget crisis is putting justice in jeopardy. 

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New John Adams Exhibit Now Open in the John Adams Courthouse

           

SJC Senior Staff Attorney Barbara Berenson, SJC Justice Robert J. Cordy & Social Law Library staff member Carole Doody in the John Adams exhibit room.

A new exhibit, "John Adams: Architect of American Government," in the John Adams Courthouse  recently opened to the public.  Using text, images, and audio, the exhibit describes the essential role that John Adams played in the development of our constitutional form of government in Massachusetts and in the United States.    

 "It is only fitting that the courthouse honoring the legacy of John Adams have a room dedicated to showcasing his significant role in shaping our three branches of government.  We welcome teachers and students, and people of all ages, to visit this wonderful new exhibit to learn how the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 was formed and inspired the U.S. Constitution," said Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall.

Located in one of two exhibit rooms in the Great Hall on the first floor of the John Adams Courthouse, the exhibit is free of charge and open to the public from Monday through Friday during normal business hours from 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. 

The John Adams exhibit was created by SJC Senior Attorney Barbara Berenson. Carole Doody, Social Law Library staff member, did the design work and collaborated with Ms. Berenson. 

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