{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211a-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211A, § 1","heading":"Appeals court; establishment","body":"Section 1. There shall be an intermediate appellate court to be known as the appeals court. The appeals court shall consist of a chief justice and twenty-four associate justices.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 211A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter211A/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:41Z","sha256":"14e240770de78e6d396e1eb3115b392cafb0a5169d7f74a44981a048670ebc2b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211-28","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}