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Bar Docket
The bar docket caseload of the county
court comprises attorney discipline and administrative matters affecting
members of the bar of the Commonwealth. The bar docket's administrative matters
may include the appointment of a commissioner pursuant to Supreme Judicial
Court Rule 4:01, § 14, in the event of an attorney's death or
disappearance, transfer of an attorney to disability inactive status pursuant
to Supreme Judicial Court Rule 4:01, § 13(1) or (2), and the enforcement
of a subpoena in connection with investigative proceedings before the Board of
Bar Overseers. Supreme Judicial Court Rule 4:01
grants the county court jurisdiction over bar discipline matters involving
"any lawyer admitted to or engage in, the practice of law "in the
Commonwealth and empowers the Board of Bar Overseers with the responsibility to
investigate and prosecute such matters.
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Maura S. Doyle, Clerk
Supreme Judicial Court for The County of Suffolk
John Adams Court House, 1st Floor
One Pemberton Square - Suite 1300
Boston, MA 02108-1707
Tel: 617-557-1050
Fax: 617-557-1117
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