SJC

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SJC is the abbreviation commonly used for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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SJC canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation
court
highest appellate court
state supreme court
alsoKnownAs Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
appointmentMethod gubernatorial appointment with Council consent
authorityFrom Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
branchOf Judiciary of Massachusetts
surface form: Judicial branch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
canIssue advisory opinions to the Governor and Legislature
canReview administrative agency decisions
civil cases
criminal cases
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decides questions of Massachusetts constitutional law
questions of Massachusetts statutory law
establishedInYear 1692
hasBuilding John Adams Courthouse
hasMandatoryRetirementAge 70
hasNumberOfJustices 7
hasPower judicial review of state statutes
hears appeals from the Massachusetts Appeals Court
direct appellate review in certain cases
includesRole Associate Justice
Chief Justice
interprets Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
surface form: Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
isOneOf oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the Western Hemisphere
jurisdiction Massachusetts
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
level court of last resort
location Boston, Massachusetts
Pemberton Square, Boston
surface form: Pemberton Square, Boston, Massachusetts
oversees Massachusetts court system administration
regulation of the legal profession in Massachusetts
publishes Massachusetts Reports
shortName SJC self-linksurface differs
standsFor Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
surface form: Supreme Judicial Court
state Massachusetts
typeOfReview appellate review

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SJC shortName SJC self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Supreme Judicial Court