{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-52","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 52","heading":"Disqualification of attorney to act in suits previously decided by him","body":"Section 52. No person shall be employed or allowed to appear as attorney before a court in any proceeding, civil or criminal, which shall have been previously determined before him as a judge of any court or as a trial justice.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 221"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter221/Section52","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:47Z","sha256":"d1c470e4c16aeb94869bbac63df746c6bf4ebe80409e500a5c594df364c1c3b8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-51","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}