Rule Changes and Invitations to Comment on Proposed Rules and Amendments

The court invites comments on new rules or proposed changes to existing rules and also announces rule changes.

Invitations to Comment

The court invites comments on the following new rules or proposed changes to existing rules. Invitations to comment that have expired are removed from the list.

Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:03
Comments due by: April 24, 2024

Notice Inviting Comment on Proposal from the Board of Bar Overseers
Comments due by: April 19, 2024

Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rule 12 of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure
Comments due by: April 17, 2024

Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rule 11 of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure
Comments due by: February 29, 2024

Rule Changes

The following are recent notices of rule changes and the date when each rule change goes into effect. Rule changes are removed from this list after the effective date has passed. Please refer to the Court's online listing of Rules of Court and Standing Orders to view updated rules and dates when rules were amended.

Amendments to Rule 3:07 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court
Effective: September 1, 2024

Amendments to Rule 3:07 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court
Effective: April 1, 2024

Amendment to Rule 63 of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure
Effective: April 1, 2024


A listing of Rules of Court and Standing Orders are available on the court's website. Please note that not all Massachusetts Rules of Court are available online. Efforts have been taken to ensure accuracy in all rules on the court's website, but if there are discrepancies between the electronic versions of the rules found on the website and the official print versions that appear in a volume such as Massachusetts Reports, the print version should be considered authoritative.

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