{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211-20","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, § 20","heading":"Powers of justices at jury and law sittings","body":"Section 20. Four or more justices present at a jury sitting shall have the powers of a full court. One justice present at a law sitting shall have the same authority as at a jury sitting.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 211"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter211/Section20","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:41Z","sha256":"49f68db5bb231f5d8f086bba0797c248b8bd2af2ef1ed9f88500c01963447eec","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211-19","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}