A. Introduction to the Massachusetts Court System
B. The Supreme Judicial Court
1. Introduction
2. A Brief History
3. The Justices
4. The Court's Departments
C. The Appeals Court
1. Introduction
2. A Brief History
3. The Justices
D. Executive Office of the Trial Court
E. The Trial Courts
F. An Overview of the Trial Process
G. An Overview of the Appellate Process
H. The Social Law Library
I. Footnotes
B. The Supreme Judicial Court
1. Introduction
2. A Brief History
3. The Justices
4. The Court's Departments
C. The Appeals Court
1. Introduction
2. A Brief History
3. The Justices
D. Executive Office of the Trial Court
E. The Trial Courts
F. An Overview of the Trial Process
G. An Overview of the Appellate Process
H. The Social Law Library
I. Footnotes
The Massachusetts Judicial System
Introduction to the Massachusetts Court System
The Massachusetts court system consists of the Supreme Judicial Court, the Appeals Court, the Administrative Office of the Trial Court, the seven Trial Court departments, the Office of the Commissioner of Probation, and the Office of the Jury Commissioner.
The Governor, with the consent of the elected Governor's Council, appoints all Massachusetts judges. Judges hold office until the mandatory retirement age of seventy. 1 (Organization Chart of the Judiciary 
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