<P> The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court traces its history back to the high court of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay , which was chartered in 1692 . Under the terms of that charter , Governor Sir William Phips established the Superior Court of Judicature as the province 's local court of last resort ( some of the court 's decisions could be appealed to courts in England ) . When the Massachusetts State Constitution was established in 1780 , legislative and judicial records show that the state 's high court , although renamed , was a continuation of provincial high court . During and after the period of the American Revolution the court had members who were appointed by royal governors , the executive council of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress ( which acted as the state 's executive from 1775 to 1780 ) , and governors elected under the state constitution . </P>
<P> The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court traces its history back to the high court of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay , which was chartered in 1692 . Under the terms of that charter , Governor Sir William Phips established the Superior Court of Judicature as the province 's local court of last resort ( some of the court 's decisions could be appealed to courts in England ) . When the Massachusetts State Constitution was established in 1780 , legislative and judicial records show that the state 's high court , although renamed , was a continuation of provincial high court . During and after the period of the American Revolution the court had members who were appointed by royal governors , the executive council of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress ( which acted as the state 's executive from 1775 to 1780 ) , and governors elected under the state constitution . </P>
when was the supreme judicial court of massachusetts established
when was the supreme judicial court of massachusetts established
1692
1692