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Governor Patrick must attend hearings on new judges

By Noah Bierman

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 27, 2012

Looks like Governor Deval Patrick will not be able to roam the state on most Wednesday afternoons if he wants his judges to win approval. The Supreme Judicial Court released an advisory opinion today that essentially forces Patrick to be on stand-by while his judicial nominees are being evaluated by the Governor’s Council, an obscure Colonial-era body that has the power to approve or reject Patrick’s judicial nominees. The council meets on Wednesdays at noon.

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