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Following months of speculation in the legal community, Governor Deval Patrick has nominated
Justice Roderick Ireland to serve as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. Justice Ireland is the senior member of the SJC and, if confirmed, will be the first African-American to serve as the Chief Justice. For more details, see the
official press release.