Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court
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The Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court is the official legal officer responsible for preparing, editing, and publishing the authoritative written opinions of Massachusetts’s highest court.
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| instanceOf |
judicial branch position
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legal office → public office → |
| appliesTo |
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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| appointedBy |
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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| branchOfGovernment |
judicial branch of Massachusetts
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| country |
United States of America
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| documentedIn |
Massachusetts General Laws
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| duty |
edit written opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court
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ensure accuracy of reported decisions → oversee official law reports of the Supreme Judicial Court → prepare headnotes and other editorial enhancements for opinions → prepare written opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court for publication → publish authoritative written opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court → standardize citation and formatting of court opinions → |
| employer |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| ensures |
authenticity of published Supreme Judicial Court decisions
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consistency of legal citations in official reports → |
| fieldOfWork |
judicial opinions
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law reporting → legal publishing → |
| goal |
make Supreme Judicial Court decisions accessible to the public
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provide reliable precedent for the Massachusetts legal system → |
| hasAuthorityOver |
official text of Supreme Judicial Court opinions
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| hasOfficialCapacity |
officer of the court
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| hasScope |
opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court, not trial court decisions
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| jurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| legalStatus |
statutory office under Massachusetts law
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| officialOf |
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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| partOf |
Massachusetts court system
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| publishes |
official reports of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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| relatedPosition |
Reporter of Decisions of the Appeals Court of Massachusetts
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| reportsTo |
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
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| requires |
knowledge of appellate procedure
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legal expertise → |
| responsibleFor |
Massachusetts Reports
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editing concurring opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court → editing dissenting opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court → implementing editorial policies for official reports → maintaining archival record of Supreme Judicial Court decisions → publication schedules for official reports → |
| sector |
public sector
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| typeOf |
reporter of decisions
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| uses |
Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
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| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Referenced by (2)
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Massachusetts Reports
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maintainedBy |
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Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court
("Reporter of Decisions of the Appeals Court of Massachusetts")
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