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Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023
Superior Court adopts new standing orders; Peabody Essex Museum and SJC announce return of Salem Witch documents; Job opening: Staff attorney with Northeast Legal Aid

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Superior Court adopts new standing orders

On Jan. 13, the Superior Court adopted Standing Order 1-23: E-Filing policies and procedures for civil actions; and Seventh Amended Standing Order 1-88: Time standards. Both orders will be effective on Feb. 1.

The standing orders are available online here:

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Peabody Essex Museum and SJC announce return of
Salem Witch documents

The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) and the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) of Massachusetts recently began the transfer of court documents from the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. PEM’s Phillips Library has been the temporary repository of this collection of 527 documents since 1980. The documents now return to the Judicial Archives following the expansion and modernization of the Massachusetts State Archives facility in Boston.


The SJC, the state’s highest appellate court, was founded in the wake of the Salem Witch Trials. The SJC is the oldest appellate court in continuous existence in the Western Hemisphere and operates under one of the oldest functioning written constitutions in the world.

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Job Opening

Staff attorney with Northeast Legal Aid

Northeast Legal Aid is hiring a staff attorney to provide business transaction legal assistance to very small businesses and to low-income individuals seeking to open a business. Interested candidates should send a resume and two references to creardon@nla-ma.org.

The organization is an equal opportunity employer seeking a diverse group of candidates.