PART III. COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
TITLE I. COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
CHAPTER 213. PROVISIONS COMMON TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL AND SUPERIOR COURTS
Chapter 213: Section 1. Chief justices; vacancies
Section 1. In case of a vacancy in the office of chief justice of the supreme judicial or the superior court, or of his illness or absence, his duties shall be performed by the senior justice present and qualified to act.