Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221 § 10
Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session
If at a sitting of any court neither the clerk nor assistant clerk is present, the court may appoint a temporary clerk, who shall perform the duties of the office during the sitting or until the clerk or assistant clerk resumes his duties, unless an appointment under one of the two preceding sections is sooner made or unless a new clerk has qualified.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, § 10