#Night call judge trial#"It really grew out of the recognition of the potential for violence against women and the inability to receive protection," said Judge Robert Mulligan, chief justice of the Trial Court. The state's Judicial Response System began in 1984, and judges have handled more than 220,000 emergency requests since then. Most of the calls involve requests for emergency restraining orders or search warrants, although sometimes judges are asked to issue orders in medical emergencies or to commit someone to a psychiatric ward. Every judge in the state is required to spend one week every nine months handling calls at night and on weekends. The same judge was also asked to order a blood transfusion for someone whose religion taught that such procedures were contrary to God's will.Īnother judge was asked to issue a restraining order after a husband's refusal to take his wife out to dinner escalated into a fight.įor Massachusetts judges, being on call for after-hours emergencies is part of the job. One judge had to decide whether to keep a 21-year-old woman locked up all weekend because she was wanted for urinating in public. is required to spend one week every nine months handling calls at night and on weekends. Judge Marianne Hinkle listens to an attorney in her courtroom at Woburn District Court in Woburn, Mass., Friday, March 1, 2013. Twitter facebook Email This article is more than 9 years old.
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