The Massachusetts Judicial Branch

Welcome to the Massachusetts Judicial Branch. This site includes the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the courts, judicial profiles, press releases, recent court opinions, and a variety of other useful information. You are invited to explore and share information about the Massachusetts court system. The Judicial Branch is dedicated to the improvement of the administration of justice. The site is updated regularly and is an excellent source of What's New in the Massachusetts Courts. Thank you for visiting.

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News:

• Chief Justices Announce Committee to Expand the Changing Lives Through Literature Program
  
  
• Strategy Leadership Team Announced by Chief Justice Mulligan, Chief Justice Carey and Court Administrator Spence
  
  
• Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services Seeks Nominations for 2013 Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards
  
  
• Supreme Judicial Court's Judicial Performance Evaluation Program Seeks Response in Evaluation of Judges in Essex County
  
  
• Supreme Judicial Court Appoints Honorable Paula M. Carey as New Chief Justice of the Trial Court
  
  
• Probate and Family Court Announces Release of Online Child Support Document Assembly Module
  
  
• Trial Court Leaders Name DYS Commissioner Edward Dolan To Head Probation
  
  
• Trial Court and Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Issue Update on Greenfield Courthouse Project
  
  
• Housing Court Announces Public Internet Access
  
  
• Message to the Trial Court Community
  
  
• Law Libraries to Consolidate Two Locations
  
  
• High School Student "Justices" Participate in Mock Oral Argument in Student Government Day Activities at Supreme Judicial Court
  
  
• Annual Report of the Office of Jury Commissioner for Calendar Year 2012
  
  
• Case Metrics Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2012 Has Been Posted
  
  
• SJC Rule 4:02 Allows More In-House Counsel To Provide Pro Bono Legal Services
  
  
• Small Claims Forms and Instructions Now Available in Seven Languages
  
  
• Trial Court Seeks Proposals for Entry Exam Development
  
  
• Supreme Judicial Court Releases New Model Jury Instructions on Homicide
  
  
• 2013 Edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence Now Available
  
  
• Conciliation Training Guidelines Modified
  
  
• Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Report Has Been Posted
  
  
• Separate and Secure Waiting Area Task Force Implementation Progress Report
  
  
• Extended Hours Pilot at the Brooke Courthouse
  
  
• Statement of Chief Justice Mulligan on the Appointment of Chief Justices for the Land Court, the Boston Municipal Court and the District Court Departments
  
  
• SJC Statement, Report of Special Counsel R.J. Cinquegrana