I. The Superior Court and the office
of chief justice are purely statutory
(Annotated Laws of Massachusetts
chapter 212, section 1 [1957]).
II. The statutory functions of the chief
justice are:
A. to arrange the terms ("sit-
tings" ) of the Superior Court
in counties designated by the
legislature (ch. 212, sees. 14
and 14A) ;
B. to arrange the court's sessions
which may be held simultane-
ously (ch. 212, sec. 14C) ;
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C. to determine the number of
jurors for the court's needs
(ch. 212, sec. 14C);
D. to assign substitutes for an
associate justice who cannot
perform (ch. 212, sec. 14B
[1966 cum. supp.]) ;
E. to assign judges from the "dis-
trict courts" (inferior courts)
to hear cases of misdemeanor
or violation of city ordinances
and the like on the Superior
Court. The district courts
have a chief justice from whose
recommendations the chief jus-
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