What Should I Do?
- Selecting a Winning Lawyer
- Succeeding With Your Lawyer
- Right to a Telephone Call
- Miranda Rights
- Should I Speak With the Police?
- Coping With the Stress of Prosecution
- Recommended Lawyers
- Overview Justice System
- Massachusetts Court System
- Middlesex County Courts
- Cambridge District Court
- Concord District Court
- Framingham District Court
- Lowell Superior & District Courts
- Malden District Court
- Somerville District Court
- Waltham District Court
- Woburn Superior & District Courts
- Common Defenses
- Right to Self-Defense
- The Bill of Rights
- Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
The Judiciary
In many states, judges are elected to terms. Massachusetts judges, like their counterparts in the federal courts, are appointed for life. To qualify for judicial appointment in Massachusetts, the would-be judge must be licensed to practice law in Massachusetts. They must submit an application and undergo a background check. To qualify for the bench, such a lawyer, in reality, need possess no sparkling intellect, no successful track record as a lawyer, and no compassion for his fellow man. Indeed, many judges were, at best, mediocre trial lawyers. Too many judges tried not a single case as lawyers. Few of these judges demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the rules of evidence or of the rules of criminal procedure.
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