{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-26","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 26","heading":"Court appointment of substitute in absence of attorney general and district attorney","body":"Section 26. The supreme judicial or superior court may at any sitting, in the absence of the attorney general and district attorney, appoint some suitable person to perform their duties.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 12"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter12/Section26","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:50Z","sha256":"25131525bedfbc18c55abaccc7e22720f2c94a5a80aef49607e9f460d2a5c70d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-25a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-12-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}