Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Mar. 1, 2012
News from the courts
New Proposed SJC Rule 3:15: Pro Hac Vice Registration Fee; Search committee selects two court administrator candidates
The Supreme Judicial Court's Rules
Committee invites comments on proposed new Supreme Judicial Court
Rule 3:15: Pro Hac Vice Registration Fee. The new rule was
originally proposed to the Rules Committee by the Massachusetts
Access to Justice Commission in response to the crisis in funding
civil legal aid services to low-income families and
individuals.
The proposed new rule would require lawyers, except those who will
provide pro bono service to indigents, to pay a $300 registration
fee per case to the Board of Bar Overseers. The board may retain a
portion of the fee to cover costs and shall pay the balance to the
IOLTA Committee for distribution in accordance with S.J.C. Rule
3:07.
Click here to read the proposed rule.
Comments on the proposed rule should be directed to Christine
P. Burak, secretary, Supreme Judicial Court Rules Committee,
Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton
Square, Boston, MA, 02108 on or before March 9. Comments may also
be sent to [e-mail christine.burak].
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Search committee selects two court
administrator candidates
The search committee appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court to
recommend candidates for the position of court administrator has
announced its selection of two candidates to proceed in the
interview process. The candidates are Christopher A. Fox and Harry
Spence.
Christopher Fox is the former deputy chief operating officer for
the City of Boston and chief of the Bureau of Administration and
Technology for the Boston Police Department. Harry Spence
formerly served as the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department
of Social Services, deputy chancellor for Operations for the New
York City Board of Education and receiver for the City of
Chelsea.
The court administrator, in consultation with the chief justice
of the trial court, will oversee administrative functions to ensure
that judges and court staff have modern, effective and efficient
support systems.
After the upcoming interviews, the search committee will
conclude this final phase of the selection process and forward its
recommendations to the Supreme Judicial Court by March 30.
Court reorganization legislation passed in 2011 stipulates that
appointment of this new position occur by July 1, 2012.