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Notice of Vacancy

Letter and Resume Due Date
Board of Bar Overseers
October 30, 2009
Clients' Security BoardOctober 16, 2009
SJC Standing Committee on the Rules of Professional ConductJuly 15, 2009
Board of Bar OverseersNovember21, 2008
Board of Bar Examiners October 24, 2008
Clients' Security Board October 17, 2008
SJC  Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil and Appellate ProcedureMay 23, 2008
Board of Bar Examiners -- Extension of Time to Apply March 14, 2008
Clients' Security Board November 23, 2007

Notice Inviting Comment

 Comment Due Date
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
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 Supreme Judicial Court, 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
Rescission of Appeals Court standing order governing filing of appendix of three or more volumes 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 Appeals Court Standing Order Concerning Dismissal of Appeals and Reports in All cases for Lack of Prosecution October 1, 2008
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