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 Notice of Vacancy

 Letter and Resume Due Date
Committee for Public Counsel Services  March 18, 2011
SJC Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct January 21, 2011
Clients' Security Board October 15, 2010

 Notice Inviting Comment

 Comment Due Date
Proposed Amendments to Rules 1.5 and 6.5 or the Mass. Rules of Professional Conduct February 17, 2012
Proposed Amendments to Rule 14 of the Mass. Rules of Criminal Procedure July 15, 2011
Proposed Amendments to Rules 16, 26, 34, 37 and 45 of the Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure May 13, 2011
Proposed Amendment to Rule 7 of the Mass. Rules of Criminal Procedure April 15, 2011
Proposed Amendment to Rule 1:19 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court January 28, 2011
Proposed Amendment to Rule 4:02 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court November 29, 2010
Proposed Amendment to Rule 8 of the Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure November 23, 2010
Proposed New Rule - SJC Rule 1:22 - Motions to Recuse September 3, 2010 
Proposed New Rule - SJC Rule 1:23 - Attorney General Approved Modifications Of Certain Gift Instruments Under G.L. C. 180a, Section 5(D) September 24, 2010
Proposed Revision to Appeals Court Standing Order Concerning Petitions to the Single Justice and Motions to Stay August 31, 2010
Proposed Appeals Court Pilot Program Requiring the Appealing Party to File a Docketing Statement August 31, 2010
Proposed Appeals Court Standing Order Governing Electronic Notification of Court Orders, Notices, and Decisions in Lieu of Paper Notice August 31, 2010

Proposed Amendments to Rules 26 and 37 of the Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure September 3, 2010
Proposed Amendments to Massachusetts Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5  May 19, 2010
Proposed Amendment to Rule 4:03 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court April 9, 2010 
Proposed Amendments to Rule 3:01 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court and a New Rule VI of the Board of Bar Examiners January 29, 2010

Proposed Appeals Court Standing Order Regarding the Filing of Certain Motions and Letters December 28, 2009
Proposed Amendment to Rules 14 & 23 of the Mass. Rules of Criminal Procedure  February 12, 2010
Proposed Revision to Rule 3:03 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court September 25, 2009
Proposed Revisions to Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 10 September 8, 2009
Proposed Revisions to Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure 11(a) and Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure 20(a)(4) August 26, 2009
Proposed Revisions to Canon 3B(9) of the Code of Judicial Conduct July 13, 2009
Comments Received in Response to the Report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to Study Canon 3B(9) of the Code of Judicial Conduct None
Proposed Order Establishing a Modified Procedure for Appeals in Bar Discipline Cases February 25, 2009
Proposed amendments to Rules 33, 41 & 77 of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure January 23, 2009
The Appeals Court Proposes Rescinding Its Standing Order Governing The Filing of an Appendix Consisting of Three or More Volumes November 10, 2008
Revisions to Supreme Judicial Court Rule 4:01 and the Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers November 15, 2008
Revisions to Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:01 and the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners November 14, 2008
Revisions to Massachusetts Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5  November 14, 2008
Revisions to Rule 31 of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure and Rule 6 of the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure October 30, 2008
Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure's "Subcommittee on Personal Identifying Data" Invites Comments on Proposed Interim Guidelines for the Protection of Personal Identifying Data in Publicly Accessible Court Documents September 19, 2008
Recommendation of the IOLTA Committee to Amend Mass. R. Civ. P. 23 September 12, 2008
Report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to Study Canon 3B(9) of the Code of Judicial Conduct August 22, 2008
Standing Advisory  Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct Invites Comments on Proposed Revisions to Massachusetts Rule of Professional Conduct 8.5  June 30, 2008
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 June 16, 2008

 Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Evidence Law Invites Comments on its Revised Preliminary Draft of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence April 1, 2008
Revision to Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:03  March 4, 2008
Standing Advisory  Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct Invites Comments on Further Proposed Revisions to Massachusetts Rule of Professional Conduct 1.14  February 15, 2008
Advisory Committee on Massachusetts  Evidence Law Invites Comments on the Preliminary Draft of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence December 5, 2007
Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct invites comments on its proposal to revise Massachusetts Rule of Professional Conduct 1.13 July 31, 2007
Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure Invites Comments on Proposed Revisions to Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure July 11, 2007
Proposed amendments to the Rules of the Commission on Judicial Conduct July 11, 2007

 Notice of Rule Change

 Effective Date
Repeal of Probate Court Rules and Supplemental Probate Court Rules and Promulgation of new Supplemental Probate and Family Court Rules January 2, 2012 
Amendment to Rule 17 and Rule 72 of the Rules of Civil Procedure  January 2, 2012
Amendment to Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers September 1, 2011
Amendment to Rule 4:02 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court  September 1, 2011
Amendment to Rule 3:07 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court, Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5 March 15, 2011
New Rule 1:23 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court January 1, 2011
Amendment to Rule 1:22 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court November 1, 2010
Amendment to Rule 1 of the Rules of the Committee on Judicial Ethics September 15, 2010
Amendment to Rule 4:03 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court September 1, 2010
Amendment to Rule 3:01 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court and New Rule VI of the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners  July 1, 2010
Amendment to Rules 10 and 11 of the Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure  May 1, 2010
Amendment to Rule 20 of the Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure  May 1, 2010
Repeal of Rules 116, 140, and 150 of the Municipal Courts Supplemental Rules of Civil Procedure  January 1, 2010
Amendments to Canon 3, Section B(9) of the Code of Judicial Conduct January 1, 2010
Amendment to the Mass. Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure Rule 17(b) December 1, 2009
Amendment to SJC Rule 3:03 January 1, 2010
Amendment to Trial Court Rule III - New Uniform Small Claims Rules October 1, 2009
Amendments to Rule 6 of the Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure & Rule 31 of the Mass. Rules of Criminal Procedure October 1, 2009
Amendment to Rules 33, 41, & 77 of the Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure August 1, 2009
Rules Changes Resulting from the Adoption of the Uniform Probate Code
(Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure; Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure; Trial Court Rules; Superior Court Rules; and Mass. Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure & General Rules of the Probate Court)		 July 1, 2009

Amendment to IOLTA Guidelines July 1, 2009
Amendment to Rule 3:07 of the SJC, Rules of Professional Conduct 8.5 July 1, 2009
Amendment to the Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers Septmeber 1, 2009
Amendment to Rule 4:01 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court September 1, 2009
Amendment to Rule 3:01 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court July 1, 2009
Amendment to Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners - New Rule V July 1, 2009
Amendments to Mass. R. Dom. Rel. P. 4 & 56; Amendment to Supplemental Rule 410; and new Rule 27C General Rules of the Probate Court May 1, 2009
Amendment to Superior Court Rule 9A March 2, 2009
Amendment to Rules 14 & 28 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure April 1, 2009
Amendment to SJC Rule 3:11 January 1, 2009
Amendment to Appeals Court Rule 1:28 January 1, 2009
Amendment to Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 23 January 1, 2009
Amendment to SJC Rule 3:07, Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1:14 September 1, 2008
Amendment to Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(d) July 1, 2008
Amendment to SJC Rule 3:03  June 1, 2008
Amendment of SJC Rule 4:02  June 1, 2008
Amendment to Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26 April 1, 2008
Amendment to Mass. Rules Civil Procedure, Rules 1, 1A, 12, 13, 38, 39, 42, 47, 48, 52, 55, 64A, 80, and 81e March 1, 2008
New Regulations 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Regulations of the Jury Commissioner February 1, 2008
Amendment of SJC Rule 3:07 Janaury 1, 2008
Amendment to Superior Court Rule 9C October 1, 2007
Change in Rules of the Commission on Judicial Conduct July 1, 2007
Amendment of SJC Rule 3:07, Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1:13  Janaury 1, 2007
New rules of the Juvenile Court regarding care and protection of children January 1, 2007
Amendment of SJC Rule 4:02 September 1, 2006

 Notice Regarding Standing Order

 Effective Date
Notice of Approval of Continuing Appeals Court Pilot Program Requiring Appellants to File Docketing Statements in Civil Cases December 1, 2011
Notice of Approval of Appeals Court Pilot Program Requiring Appellants to File Docketing Statements in Criminal Cases December 1, 2011
Notice of Approval of Appeals Court Six Month Pilot Program Requiring Appellants to File Docketing Statements in Civil Cases  June 1, 2011
Adoption of Appeals Court Standing Order Governing Electronic Notification of Court Orders, Notices and Decisions June 1, 2011
Adoption of Appeals Court Standing Order Governing Motions to Stay Pursuant to R.A.P. 6 June 1, 2011
Amendment to Appeals Court Standing Order Governing Petitions to the Single Justice Pursuant to G.L. c. 231, § 118  June 1, 2011
Amendment to Appeals Court Standing Order Regarding Filing of Certain Motions and Letters  June 1, 2011 
Adoption of Appeals Court Standing Order Regarding the Filing of Certain Motions and Letters  May 1, 2010
Rescission of Appeals Court standing order governing filing of appendix of three or more volumes March 2, 2009
Amendment to Appeals Court Standing Order Concerning Dismissal of Appeals and Reports in All cases for Lack of Prosecution October 1, 2008