IN THE MATTER OF CLERK-MAGISTRATE POWERS

No. SJC-11292.

465 Mass. 63 (2013)

IN THE MATTER OF CLERK-MAGISTRATE ROBERT E. POWERS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Haley for the respondent.

Thomas O. Bean ( Robert W. Langlois with him) for Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Courts.

Harry Spence , court administrator of the Trial Court, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.


GANTS, J.

The Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Courts (committee) has filed formal charges against the respondent, Robert E. Powers, clerk-magistrate of the Barnstable Division of the District Court Department (Barnstable District Court), alleging three counts. In the first count, the committee alleges that Powers "typically arrived one to two hours late, and thus did not contribute to the work of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases