{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-213-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 213, § 1","heading":"Chief justices; vacancies","body":"Section 1. In case of a vacancy in the office of chief justice of the supreme judicial or the superior court, or of his illness or absence, his duties shall be performed by the senior justice present and qualified to act.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 213"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter213/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:42Z","sha256":"4f8aa16967cfc24b88ca06995af0c6a87a478d9a2702c7368818c3ff7570466d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-212-30","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-213-1a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}