{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-218-53a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, § 53A","heading":"Temporary assistant clerks","body":"Section 53A. In case of the absence, death or removal of a salaried assistant clerk of the central division of the Boston municipal court department, the clerk of said court may, subject to the approval of the chief justice, appoint a temporary assistant clerk, to act until such assistant clerk resumes his duties or until the vacancy is filled.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 218"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter218/Section53A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:45Z","sha256":"9ea3acd8a62f3fb077db501f3b916841d33146ebfe971ae077334f09dad76d78","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-218-53","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-218-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}