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The Massachusetts Housing Court (also known as the Housing Court Department of the Trial Court) is a trial court in Massachusetts that hears eviction cases, small claims cases, and civil actions involving personal injury, property damage, breach of contract, discrimination, and other claims. The Housing Court also hears code enforcement actions ...
Steven D. Pierce (born October 10, 1949) is a retired Massachusetts jurist and politician who most recently served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Housing Court. He retired from the Housing Court September 2015. A graduate of Union College and the Duke University School of Law, Pierce worked as an attorney before being elected to the ...
Massachusetts Trial Court [3] Massachusetts Superior Court (14 divisions) [4] Massachusetts District Court [5] Massachusetts Boston Municipal Court [6] Massachusetts Land Court [7] Massachusetts Housing Court [8] Massachusetts Juvenile Court [9] Massachusetts Probate and Family Court [10] Administrative courts.
The judiciary of Massachusetts is the branch of the government of Massachusetts that interprets and applies the law of Massachusetts, ensures equal justice under law, and provides a mechanism for dispute resolution. The judicial power in Massachusetts is reposed in the Supreme Judicial Court, which superintends the entire system of courts.
Rent control in Massachusetts. Rent control in Massachusetts was a means of limiting the amount of rent charged on dwellings. There have been three instances where rent control was implemented: after World War I, after World War II, and between 1970 and 1994.
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Harry Elam (1951): [41][54] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Boston Municipal Court (1971) [Suffolk County, Massachusetts] John Ward: [55] First openly L G BT male lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts (1977) [Suffolk County, Massachusetts] David Hall: [56] First African American male to serve as the Dean of Northeastern ...
The legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts is known as the General Court.It has a 40-member upper house (Massachusetts Senate) and a 160-member lower house (Massachusetts House of Representatives).