Superior Court of Judicature

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colonial court court of record highest court

The Superior Court of Judicature was the highest colonial-era court in Massachusetts, serving as the chief appellate and trial court before being succeeded by the modern Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Aliases (1)

Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and General Gaol Delivery ×1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial court → court of record → highest court →
alsoKnownAs	Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and General Gaol Delivery →
appliesToJurisdiction	Maine District of Massachusetts → Massachusetts → Province of Massachusetts Bay →
authority	royal charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay →
basedOn	English superior courts of common law →
composition	panel of judges appointed by the royal governor →
country	Province of Massachusetts Bay →
dissolved	1780 →
followedBy	Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court →
function	highest appellate court in colonial Massachusetts → trial court for major civil and criminal cases →
governingBody	judges commissioned by the Crown through the royal governor →
handled	appeals from county courts → capital cases → major property disputes →
hasPart	inferior courts on circuit →
historicalPeriod	colonial era of Massachusetts →
inception	1692 →
jurisdiction	admiralty-related matters in some periods → appeals from inferior colonial courts → civil cases → criminal cases →
legalStatus	royal provincial court →
legalSystem	English common law →
locatedIn	Boston → Massachusetts →
partOf	colonial judicial system of Massachusetts →
precededBy	Court of Assistants of the Massachusetts Bay Colony →
reorganizedAs	Supreme Judicial Court under the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 →
replaced	colonial Court of Assistants →
replacedBy	Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court → Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts →
seat	Boston, Massachusetts →
subordinateTo	British Crown → Privy Council in London for ultimate appeals →
successor	Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court as highest state court →
territorialExtent	Province of Massachusetts Bay including present-day Maine →
usedLanguage	English →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Superior Court of Judicature ("Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and General Gaol Delivery") →	alsoKnownAs
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court →	predecessor