17: Subpoenas to officials of the Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court

(1) Subpoenas to compel the testimony of a justice or clerk or assistant clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court or Appeals Court shall be governed by the provisions of Rule 1 of Trial Court Rule IX . (2) Subpoenas to compel the production of court records or administrative records of a clerk, assistant clerk or other official keeper of records in the Supreme Judicial Court or Appeals Court shall be governed by the provisions of Rule 2 of Trial Rule IX . (3) For purposes of this rule, the term "justice," as used in Trial Court Rule IX , shall mean a judge of the Supreme Judicial Court or Appeals Court; the terms "magistrate" or "clerk-magistrate," as used in Trial Court Rule IX, shall mean the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth, the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County, the Clerk of the Appeals Court, and their employees.