Rules Committees and Other Committee Announcements
Recent Announcements
Notice of Vacancy
The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court are soliciting nominations of lawyers for appointment to the Court's Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure (nominations due on or before May 23, 2008)
Notice Inviting Comment
The Supreme Judicial Court Invites Comments on the Report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to Study Canon 3B(9) of the Code of Judicial Conduct (Comments due on or before August 22, 2008)The Supreme Judicial Court's Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct Invites Comments on Proposed Revisions to Massachusetts Rule of Professional Conduct 8.5 (Comments due on or before June 30, 2008)
The Supreme Judicial Court's Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Criminal Procedure Invites Comments on a Proposed Amendment to Rule 28 of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure (Comments due on or before June 16, 2008)
Notice of Rule Change
The Supreme Judicial Court Announces Approval in Change in the Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(d) (effective July 1, 2008)The Supreme Judicial Court Announces Approval of Change in the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court, Rule 3:03 (effective June 1, 2008)
The Supreme Judicial Court Announces Approval of Change in the Massachuetts Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26 (effective April 1, 2008)
The Supreme Judicial Court Announces the amendment of SJC Rule 4:02 (effective June 1, 2008)