From reporter Dan Ring at The Republican:

“BOSTON – The state’s courts are benefiting from a revolutionary overhaul in management, with cases getting cleared more quickly and judges sticking to trial schedules, the chief justice of the state’s highest court said yesterday.

“In a speech to leaders of the state’s newspaper industry, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall linked improved management of the courts to the economy. Marshall said economic development and a well-managed judiciary go hand in hand.”

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