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Former SJC Chief Justice Wilkins passes away

Summary by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Retired Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Herbert P. Wilkins passed away on May 27. Wilkins was appointed to the SJC in 1972 by Gov. Francis W. Sargent. He was 42 at the time. He was elevated to chief in 1996 by Gov. William F. Weld. As chair of the SJC’s Rules Committee and later as
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Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly broke the news in on Friday, May 30, 2025.
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