The Supreme Judicial Court is the oldest appellate court in continuous existence in the Western Hemisphere.<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/about-the-court.html Supreme Judical Court: About the Court]</ref> | The Supreme Judicial Court is the oldest appellate court in continuous existence in the Western Hemisphere.<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/about-the-court.html Supreme Judical Court: About the Court]</ref> |