{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211a-14","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211A, § 14","heading":"Vacancy in office of chief justice","body":"Section 14. In the case of a vacancy in the office of chief justice of the appeals court, or of his illness or absence, his duties shall be performed by the senior justice.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 211A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter211A/Section14","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:41Z","sha256":"b0df76757e978bf2982a2af00a7d7983a571d8d06eb56074a834a783cdda70c6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211a-13","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211a-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}