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MA Gen L ch 221 § 92 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221 - Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts|Section 92 - Appointment of Interpreters; Compensation

Section 92. The justices of the superior court may appoint such official interpreters as they may deem necessary for the sessions of the court. Such interpreters shall hold their positions at the pleasure of the court, shall be paid by the commonwealth, and shall render such additional service as any justice of the court requires. No official interpreter shall request or receive, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, bonus or fee, in connection with any case pending, or in course of preparation for presentation to said court; provided, that upon request of the district attorney such interpreter may, in the discretion of the court, receive additional compensation from the county for his services as an interpreter at such hours or times as the courts are not in session, which shall be paid under section twenty-four of chapter twelve.  This section shall not prevent the justices from employing other interpreters when the services of the official interpreters are not available. Such expenses incurred shall be paid by the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 221 § 93 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221 - Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts|Section 93 - Supreme Judicial Court; Salaries of Clerks

Section 93. The salary of the clerk of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth shall be 81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of the supreme judicial court and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salary of the first assistant clerk of said court shall be 89.25 per cent of the salary of said clerk and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salary of the assistant clerks of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth shall be 82.50 per cent of the salary of said clerk and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The clerk of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth may employ necessary clerical assistance and may expend for said purpose such sums as may be appropriated therefore, subject, however, to the approval of the chief justice.  Said clerk and assistant clerk shall devote their entire time during ordinary business hours to their respective duties and shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the practice of law.
MA Gen L ch 221 § 94 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221 - Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts|Section 94 - Manner of Payment; Salaries of Clerks and Assistant Clerks

Section 94. Except as provided in section ninety-three and except as otherwise provided, the salaries of the clerks of the courts and their assistants and the clerk of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county and his assistants, the clerk of the superior court department for criminal business in Suffolk county and his assistants, the clerk of the superior court department for civil business in Suffolk county and his assistants shall be paid by the commonwealth, and shall be as follows:  SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY  The salary of the clerk of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county shall be 81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of the supreme judicial court and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salary of the first assistant clerk of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county shall be 89.25 per cent of the salary of said clerk and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salary of the assistant clerks of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county shall be 82.50 per cent of the salary of said clerk and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth.  The salaries of the clerks in the superior court shall be 81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of said department and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salaries of the first assistant clerks of the superior court division shall be eighty-three and one-half percent of the salaries of said clerks and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salaries of the assistant clerks in said department shall be seventy-seven percent of the salary of said clerks and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 221 § 99 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221 - Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts|Section 99 - Traveling Expenses

Section 99. Clerks and assistant clerks of courts shall receive from the commonwealth their traveling expenses necessarily incurred when holding sessions of said courts outside of the cities or towns in which the clerks' offices are established and any expenses actually incurred in transporting official papers between clerks' offices for court purposes, upon an itemized statement of such expenses being certified to, and approved by, the administrative justice for the superior court department.
MA Gen L ch 221 § 100 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221 - Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts|Section 100 - Temporary and Assistant Clerks; Salaries

Section 100. Each temporary clerk shall be paid by the clerk for whom he is acting such compensation as the court appointing him may determine. Each temporary assistant clerk appointed under section nine shall receive from the commonwealth the same salary as the assistant clerk for whom he is acting, and the amount so paid shall be deducted from the salary of such assistant clerk.
MA Gen L ch 221 § 101 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221 - Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts|Section 101 - Salaries as Full Compensation

Section 101. Except as otherwise provided, the salaries of clerks shall be in full compensation for all services rendered by them in the civil or criminal courts, to the county commissioners, in making any returns required by law or in the performance of any other official duty.
MA Gen L ch 221 § 102 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221 - Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts|Section 102 - Clerical Assistance

Section 102. The clerks of the courts in the several counties, the clerks of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county and the clerks of the superior court for said county shall each be annually allowed for clerical assistance, to be paid by the commonwealth such amounts as shall be approved by the court administrator of the trial court.
MA Gen L ch 221a § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221a - The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Act|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:—  ''Board'', the board of directors of the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation.  ''Corporation'', the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation.  ''Eligible client'', any indigent person who is a resident of the commonwealth.  ''Fee generating case'', any matter which, if undertaken on behalf of an eligible client by an attorney in private practice, may reasonably be expected to result in payment of the fee of such attorney from an award to the client or by the opposing party.  ''Fiscal year'', the twelve-month period beginning on July first and ending on June thirtieth.  ''Fund'', the Legal Assistance Fund.  ''Indigent person'', a person who receives public assistance under the Massachusetts Aid to Families with Dependent Children, general relief or veterans' benefits programs or receives assistance under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, or the Medicaid Program, 42 USC 1396 to 1396(n), inclusive, or a person whose income, after taxes, is one hundred and twenty-five per cent or less of the current poverty threshold annually established by the United States Office of Management and Budget, or a person who is otherwise considered indigent due to hardship circumstances under standards established by the board.  ''Local program'', a qualified legal services program serving clients in an area limited to certain counties, cities, or towns of the commonwealth.  ''Qualified legal services program'', a nonprofit program which provides legal services in civil cases without charge to indigent persons and has a board of directors composed of both attorneys and consumers of legal services. Legal services programs which have been or are funded in whole or in part by the Legal Services Corporation established pursuant to 42 USC 2996 to 2996(l), inclusive, shall be presumed to be qualified legal services programs.  ''Recipient'', a qualified legal services program receiving financial assistance under this chapter.  ''Statewide program'', a qualified legal services program serving eligible clients, or providing support services to local programs throughout the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 221a § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221a - The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Act|Section 2 - Creation of Corporation; Purpose

Section 2. There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation for the purpose of providing financial support for legal assistance programs that provide representation to persons financially unable to afford such assistance in proceedings or matters other than criminal proceedings or matters, except those proceedings or matters in which the commonwealth is required to provide representation. The corporation may, however, provide financial support for legal assistance programs that provide representation to complainants financially unable to afford such assistance in proceedings before the Massachusetts commission against discrimination. The corporation is hereby constituted a public instrumentality of the commonwealth and the exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred in this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function. The corporation is hereby placed under the supreme judicial court but shall not be subject to the supervision or control of said court or of any other board, bureau, department, or agency of the commonwealth except as specifically provided in this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 221a § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221a - The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Act|Section 4 - Executive Director; Employees

Section 4. The board shall hire an executive director and establish his salary. The executive director shall be the chief administrative and operational officer of the corporation. The executive director shall attend meetings of the board and may, subject to the approval of the board, employ other employees, consultants, and agents, including legal counsel and advisors. Neither the corporation nor any of its officers, agents, employees, consultants, or advisors shall be subject to the provisions of sections nine A, forty-five, forty-six, and fifty-two of chapter thirty or the provisions of chapter thirty-one.
MA Gen L ch 221a § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221a - The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Act|Section 5 - Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of Board of Directors; Duties; Bond

Section 5. The directors shall annually elect one of their members as vice chairman and shall designate a secretary and treasurer who need not be members of the board. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the corporation and shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the corporation and its official seal. The secretary shall cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the corporation and shall certify that such copies are true copies and all persons dealing with the corporation may rely on such certification.  All officers and employees of the corporation having access to its cash or negotiable securities shall give bond to the corporation, at its expense, in such amount and with such surety as the board may prescribe. The persons required to give bond may be included in one or more blanket or scheduled bonds.
MA Gen L ch 221a § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221a - The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Act|Section 6 - Powers of Corporation

Section 6. The corporation shall have the following powers:  (a) to make, amend, and repeal by-laws, rules and regulations, for the management of its affairs;  (b) to adopt an official seal;  (c) to sue and be sued, in its own name, subject to the provisions of section eight;  (d) to make contracts and execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying on of its business;  (e) to acquire, own, hold, dispose of and encumber personal property of any nature or any interest therein;  (f) to enter into agreements or transactions with any federal, state or municipal agency or other institutions;  (g) to appear in its own behalf before boards, commissions, departments or other agencies of federal, state or municipal government, subject to the provisions of section eight;  (h) to appoint officers, employees, consultants, agents and advisors and prescribe their duties and fix compensation within the limits provided by law;  (i) to procure insurance against any losses in connection with its property in such amounts, and from such insurers, as may be necessary or desirable;  (j) to accept any and all donations, grants, appropriations, bequests, and devises, conditional or otherwise, of money, property, service, or other things of value which may be received from the commonwealth, the United States or any agency thereof, any other governmental agency, any institution, person, firm or corporation, public and private; to be held, used or applied for any or all the purposes specified in this act, in accordance with the terms and conditions of any such grant. Receipt of each such donation or grant shall be detailed in the annual report of the corporation. Such report shall include the identity of the donor or lender, the nature of the transaction and any conditions attaching thereto;  (k) to accept and evaluate applications from qualified legal services programs and to determine the amount of financial assistance to be provided to such qualified legal services programs;  (l) to prepare, publish and distribute, with or without charge, as the corporation may determine, such technical studies, reports, bulletins and other materials as it deems appropriate;  (m) to exercise any other powers of a corporation organized under chapter one hundred and fifty-six B; and  (n) to do any and all things necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 221a § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221a - The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Act|Section 7 - Compliance of Recipients and Employees With Chapter Provisions and Rules, etc.; Attorney Responsibilities; Non&ndash;english Speaking Clients

Section 7. The corporation shall have authority to insure the compliance of recipients and their employees with the provisions of this chapter and the rules, regulations, and guidelines promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and to terminate after a hearing financial support to a recipient which fails to comply. Any such action shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A.  No question of whether representation is authorized under this chapter, or the rules, regulations or guidelines promulgated pursuant to this chapter, shall be considered in, or affect the final disposition of any proceeding in which a person is represented by a recipient or an employee of a recipient. A litigant in such a proceeding may refer such question to the corporation which shall review and dispose of a question promptly and take appropriate action.  If a recipient finds that any of its employees has violated or caused the recipient to violate the provisions of this chapter or the rules, regulations, and guidelines promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the recipient shall take appropriate remedial or disciplinary action.  The corporation shall not under any provision of this chapter interfere with any attorney in carrying out his professional responsibilities to his client as established in the canons of ethics and the code of professional responsibility adopted by the supreme judicial court.  The corporation shall ensure that activities under this chapter are carried out in a manner consistent with such professional responsibilities.  No attorney shall receive any compensation, either directly or indirectly, for the provision of legal assistance under this chapter unless such attorney is admitted or otherwise authorized by law, rule, or regulation to practice law or provide such assistance in the commonwealth.  The corporation shall insure that no employee of the corporation or of any recipient while carrying out legal assistance activities under this chapter, shall engage in, or encourage others to engage in, any public demonstration or picketing, boycott or the like. No such employee shall, at any time, engage in, or encourage others to engage in any of the following activities: any rioting or civil disturbance, any activity which is in violation of an outstanding injunction of any court of competent jurisdiction, any other illegal activity, or any intentional identification of the corporation or any recipient with any electoral or partisan political activity.  In areas where significant numbers of eligible clients speak a language other than English as their principal language, the corporation shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that their principal language is used in providing legal assistance to such clients under this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 221a § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221a - The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Act|Section 8 - Participation in Litigation; Influencing Legislation; Political Activity; Attorney Compensation

Section 8. The corporation shall not itself participate in litigation unless the corporation or a recipient of the corporation is a party, or a recipient is representing an eligible client in litigation in which the interpretation of this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this chapter is an issue, and shall not participate on behalf of any client other than itself; nor shall the corporation undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the general court or by the Congress of the United States except that personnel of the corporation may testify or make other appropriate communication when formally requested to do so by a legislative body, a committee, or a member thereof, or in connection with legislation or appropriations directly affecting the activities of the corporation.  Neither the corporation nor any recipient shall contribute or make available corporate funds or program personnel or equipment to any political party or association, or so contribute to the campaign of any candidate for public or party office.  No class action suit, class action appeal, or amicus curiae class action may be undertaken, directly or through others, by a staff attorney employed by a recipient except with the express approval of a project director of a recipient in accordance with policies established by the governing body of such recipient.  Attorneys employed by a recipient shall be appointed to provide legal assistance without reasonable compensation only when such appointment is made pursuant to a statute, rule, or practice applied generally to attorneys practicing in the court where the appointment is made.  Employees of the corporation or of recipients shall not at any time intentionally identify the corporation or the recipient with any partisan or nonpartisan political activity associated with a political party or association, or the campaign or any candidate for public or party office.
MA Gen L ch 221a § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases|Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers|Chapter 221a - The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation Act|Section 9 - Financial Assistance to State and Local Programs

Section 9. The corporation shall, subject to appropriation or to the amount of monies available from the fund, or from funds made available from any other public or private source, provide financial assistance to both local and statewide programs. In each fiscal year at least eighty per cent of such financial assistance shall be distributed to local programs on a basis proportionate to the number of eligible clients within the service areas of such local programs. Up to twenty per cent of such assistance may be distributed to statewide programs.  In the distribution of such assistance the corporation shall insure the maintenance of the highest quality of service and professional standards, the preservation of attorney-client relationships, and the protection of the integrity of the adversary process from any impairment, and that recipients, consistent with goals established by the corporation, shall adopt procedures for determining and implementing priorities for the provision of such assistance, taking into account the relative needs of eligible clients for such assistance, including such outreach, training, and support services as may be necessary, including, particularly, the needs for service on the part of significant segments of the population of eligible clients with special difficulties of access to legal services or special legal problems, including elderly and handicapped individuals, and appropriate training and support services; and, in order to provide such assistance to such significant segments of the population of eligible clients; that attorneys employed full time in legal assistance activities supported in major part by the corporation refrain from any compensated outside practice of law, and any uncompensated outside practice of law except as authorized in guidelines promulgated by the corporation; and that no financial assistance distributed pursuant to this chapter shall be used to provide legal assistance with respect to any fee generating case, or to provide legal assistance with respect to any criminal proceeding or civil action arising out of or brought for the purpose of challenging the validity of a criminal conviction, or to provide services to persons who are not eligible clients; and that a substantial amount of financial assistance distributed pursuant to this chapter shall be provided, under standards established by the board, for compensation for legal services to indigent persons which are provided by attorneys who engage in the private practice of law.