The Council

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The Council is a constitutional body in Massachusetts that advises the governor and provides consent on judicial nominations, pardons, and certain financial and administrative decisions.


Statements (34)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body
executive council
advises Governor of Massachusetts
alsoKnownAs Executive Council of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Governor's Council
appliesTo state judges in Massachusetts
constitutionalStatus independent executive body
country United States
electionMethod elected by district
governmentBranch executive branch of Massachusetts
governmentLevel state
hasConstitutionalBasisIn Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
hasMeetingPlace Massachusetts State House
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts
languageOfWork English
locatedIn Massachusetts State House
locatedInCity Boston
memberOf Government of Massachusetts
numberOfMembers 8
officeTermLength 2 years
oversees judicial appointments process in Massachusetts
power approve certain expenditures
approve or reject commutations
approve or reject judicial nominations
approve or reject pardons
reportsTo voters of Massachusetts
role advises the governor on executive decisions
approves certain administrative decisions
approves certain financial decisions
provides advice and consent on commutations
provides advice and consent on judicial nominations
provides advice and consent on pardons
state Massachusetts
worksWith Governor of Massachusetts

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Massachusetts Governor's Council
alsoKnownAs

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