| Docket # | SJC-10146 |
| Date | May 7, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Governor. Public employment, Removal. Commonwealth, Officers and employees. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Contract, Employment. Words, "for cause". |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Margo Botsford |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Flomenbaum: Thomas R. Kiley, Garrick F. Cole |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Thomas A. Barnico, James A. Sweeney |
| Amici Curiae | National Association of Medical Examiners |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) (opinions available approximately one month after arguments) |