Scope and Content: Under the Massachusetts Constitution the governor is responsible for nominating and appointing all judicial officers with the advice and consent of the Executive Council.  In 1975,  by Executive Order no. 114, the Judicial Nominating Commission (renamed the Judicial Nominating Council by Executive Order no. 228 in 1983) was established to guarantee an impartial review of all judicial appointees.  Prior to the establishment of the commission, the Governor’s Legal Office assisted the governor in reviewing applications.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by gubernatorial term, thereunder by name, but for Volpe/Sargent see also below
Notes: Volpe (1965-1968) Box 1: arranged alphabetically by name, primarily for district courts.  Boxes 2-4: arranged by county and position, primarily justices and clerks of district courts; also some land and probate courts. Sargent (1969-1974) Box 5: arranged by county and position, including justices, municipal courts. Box 6:  records of committees established to fill a specific judicial position and resumes of appointed judges. See also:  Massachusetts. Governor’s Legal Office. Subject files of the legal counsel ((M-Ar)938X). Volpe/Sargent  (1967-1974: interfiled during Sargent term) Boxes 7-27: arranged alphabetically by name, including application and recommendation letters and responses to them, applicant questionnaires and lists of those recommending candidates: A-Be, Bi-C, B, C, C, D-E, F, G-Gold, Goli-Hi, Ho-Kar, Kal-Lan, Lar-Ly, M, M, Mu-O, P, R, S, S, S-T, U-Z
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