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The Massachusetts Appeals Court is the intermediate appellate court of Massachusetts. It was created in 1972 as a court of general appellate jurisdiction. The court is located at the John Adams Courthouse at Pemberton Square in Boston, the same building which houses the Supreme Judicial Court and the Social Law Library. Jurisdiction The Appeals Court hears most appeals from the seven court departments of the Massachusetts Trial Court, including the Superior, District, Probate and Family, Juvenile, Land, Housing, and Boston Municipal Court departments. The Appeals Court also hears appeals from final decisions of certain Massachusetts administrative agencies, including the Department of Industrial Accidents, the Appellate Tax Board, and the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board. Some types of appeals are not heard before the Appeals Court. For example, an appeal from a conviction of first degree murder goes directly to the Supreme Judicial Court. The Supreme Judicial Court can also elect to bypass review by the Appeals Court and hear a case on "direct appellate review." In the District Court Department, appeals in certain civil cases are made first to the Appellate Division of the District Court before being eligible for appeal to the Appeals Court. After a decision by the Appeals Court, a party may seek "further appellate review" by requesting review by the Supreme Judicial Court. Proceedings The Appeals Court usually hears cases in three-judge panels, which rotate so that every judge has an opportunity to sit with every other judge. In addition to its panel sittings, the Appeals Court runs a continuous "single justice" session, with a separate docket. The single justice may review interlocutory orders and orders for injunctive relief issued by certain Trial Court departments, as well as requests for review of summary process appeal bonds, certain attorney's fee awards, motions for stays (postponement) of civil proceedings or criminal sentences pending appeal, and motions to review impoundment orders. Each associate justice sits as single justice for a month at a time. Appeals are heard from September through July at the John Adams Courthouse as well as at special sessions held at various locations such as law schools throughout Massachusetts. Justices Twenty-five justices sit on the Appeals Court: one chief justice and twenty-four associate justices. The current chief justice of the Appeals Court is Mark V. Green. If a Massachusetts appellate justice (that is, a justice of either the Appeals Court or of the Supreme Judicial Court) attains age 70 and retires, that justice may be recalled to active service on the Appeals Court as needed. Currently, no recall justices are serving. The court's current members, listed by seniority, are as follows: Chief Justice Mark V. Green Justice Ariane D. Vuono Justice William J. Meade Justice Peter J. Rubin Justice James Milkey Justice Amy Lyn Blake Justice Gregory I. Massing Justice Eric Neyman Justice Vickie L. Henry Justice Kenneth V. Desmond Jr. Justice Peter W. Sacks Justice Sookyoung Shin Justice Joseph M. Ditkoff Justice Sabita Singh Justice John C. Englander Justice Kathryn E. Hand Justice Marguerite T. Grant Justice Maureen E. Walsh Justice Rachel Hershfang Justice Robert Brennan Justice Andrew D'Angelo Justice Paul Smyth Justice Christopher Hodgens Justice Robert Toone Former justices: Peter W. Agnes, Jr., associate justice, 2011–2020 Christopher J. Armstrong, associate justice, 1972–2000, chief justice, 2000–2006, recall justice, 2006–2008. One of the original six justices of the court, fourth Chief Justice and the longest serving of the original members. Susan S. Beck, associate justice, 1997–2006. One of the most scholarly members of the court, came to the court after a lengthy career in public service, was so dedicated to her work that she was known to sleep on the couch in her chambers and was dedicated to fostering collegiality and joy among her colleagues. Janis M. Berry, associate justice, 2001–2016. Frederick L. Brown, associate justice, 1976–2003, recall justice, 2003–2015. First African-American appointed to an appellate court in Massachusetts, served nearly 40 years on the Appeals Court. Judd J. Carhart, associate justice, 2010–2017. Cynthia J. Cohen, associate justice, 2001–2017 William I. Cowin, associate justice, 2001–2008. R. Ammi Cutter, recall justice, 1980–1990. At the age of 78, Justice Cutter was recalled to the Appeals Court after sixteen years on the SJC. Renowned and influential jurist. Elspeth B. Cypher, associate justice, 2001–2017. Elevated to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Gordon Doerfer, associate justice, 2001–2007. Raya Dreben, associate justice, 1979–1997, recall justice, 1997–2011 Second woman appointed to the court. was a mentor to 11 justices on Appeals Court Francis R. Fecteau, associate justice, 2008–2015. Edith W. Fine, associate justice, 1984–1995. Third woman appointed to the court after Charlotte Peretta and Raya Dreben. Served in a wide variety of positions before coming to the court, ranging from SJC Law Clerk to ACLU-Maryland Staff Attorney to Assistant Corporation Counsel in Boston. In addition to her jurisprudence, steered reformation of the judicial process in the Commonwealth. J. Harold Flannery, associate justice, 1995–1998 Andre Gelinas, associate justice, 1999–2008. Gerald Gillerman, associate justice, 1990–1994, recall justice, 1994–2002. Purple Heart Winner who became a lawyer after having a severely damaged leg, worked to make law comprehensible to all. Reuben Goodman, 1972–1982. One of the original six appointees in 1972, formerly served as the chief appellate public defender in the Commonwealth and was a special advisor to ACLU founder Roger Baldwin in Korea. Malcolm Graham, associate justice, 2004–2015. Andrew R. Grainger, associate justice, 2006–2017. Donald Grant, associate justice, 1972–1988. One of the original six appointees in 1972, came to the court as an Appellate expert, and, in addition to outstanding jurisprudential contributions, innovated internal procedures that helped establish the court in its own right. Joseph Grasso, associate justice, 2001–2015 John Greaney, associate justice, 1978–1984, chief justice, 1984–1989. Second Chief Justice of the Appeals Court after Allan Hale. Mel Greenberg, associate justice, 1990–2007. Worcester native, former legal director of the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, served on the District and Superior Courts, now an appellate advocate. Allan M. Hale, chief justice, 1972–1984, recall justice, 1984. First Chief Justice of the court. Sydney Hanlon, associate justice, 2009–2020 George Jacobs, associate justice, 1989–2003. Scott L. Kafker, associate justice, 2001–2015, chief justice, 2015–2017. Elevated to Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. R. Marc Kantrowitz, associate justice, 2001–2015. Benjamin Kaplan, recall justice, 1983–1991, 1993–2005. Worked on United States v. One.... Discover the Appeals Court Of Massachusetts popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Appeals Court Of Massachusetts books.