Mass. R. Sup. Jud. Ct. 2:13
As amended through October 3, 2024
(Applicable to all cases.)
The full court may designate special masters and commissioners to deal with specified cases or with such matters as may be referred to them by a written order of a single justice or of the full court. The acts of any such special master and commissioner, when confirmed or approved, by a single justice or by the full court, as the case may be, shall have all the force and effect of a decision by a single justice or by the full court.
Mass. R. Sup. Jud. Ct. 2:13