{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211c-10","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211C, § 10","heading":"Physical or mental disabilities","body":"Section 10. (1) The commission shall have authority to receive information, investigate, conduct hearings, and make recommendations to the court relating to mental or physical disability affecting a judge's performance.\n(2) In carrying out its responsibilities regarding physical or mental disabilities, the commission shall follow the same procedures that it employs with respect to discipline for misconduct.\n(3) If the judge in a matter relating to physical or mental disability is not represented by counsel, the commission shall appoint an attorney to represent him at public expense.\n(4) If a complaint involves the physical or mental condition of the judge, a denial of the alleged condition shall constitute a waiver of medical privilege and the judge shall be required to produce his medical records.\n(5) If medical privilege is waived, the judge shall be deemed to have consented to a physical or mental examination by a qualified medical practitioner designated by the commission. The report of the medical practitioner shall be furnished to the commission and the judge.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 211C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter211C/Section10","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:41Z","sha256":"fe51b1b421197d7aca69af8a6497ab7f81f05ce0acc727170f15e6799beec989","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211c-9","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211c-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}