Boston Municipal Court Department

02.09.08 - Chief Justice Charles R. Johnson has established the Court Operations and Policy Implementation Committee in the Boston Municipal Court Department

11.16.07 - Boston Municipal Court Pilots Initiative to Measure Access and Fairness

06.29.07- Court Officers Commended by Chief Justices and Survivor of Courthouse Cardiac Arrest

05/02/06 - Remarks by Chief Justice Charles R. Johnson, Boston Municipal Court Department at Hampshire County Bar Association's Law Day Celebration in the Old Superior Court, Northampton, Massachusetts, May 1, 2006

• Jurisdiction
• Administrative Office Mailing Address
• Administrative Office Delivery Address
• Administrative Office Personnel
• Application Procedures
• Bail Procedures
• Civil Jurisdiction
• Civil Motor Vehicle Citation Procedures
• Costs and Fees
• Court Divisions
• Judicial Sitting Assignments
• Press Releases
• Standing Order 01-06 - Establishment of Specialized Sessions
• Statistics

Criminal jurisdiction of the Boston Municipal Court includes most criminal offenses which do not require the imposition of a state prison sentence. If a prison sentence is mandated, the Court may conduct probable cause hearings to determine whether offenses will be bound over to the Superior Court. The Court has original jurisdiction over a number of serious felonies, concurrent with the Superior Court. The Court's civil jurisdiction includes contract and tort actions; cases remanded from the Superior Court; small claims, small claims jury appeals; mental health commitments; summary process; supplementary proceedings; unemployment compensation appeals; paternity and support actions; and domestic abuse actions. The Court also has jurisdiction for review of findings of the State Police Trial Board and equitable jurisdiction in lead poisoning prevention; landlord interference with quiet enjoyment or failure to provide utilities; family abuse prevention; sanitary code; and residential nuisances.

Administrative Office Mailing Address:

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse
24 New Chardon Street
Boston, MA 02114

Tel - Civil:         617-788-8400
Tel - Criminal:   617-788-8600
Tel - Probation: 617-788-8426
Fax:
TTY:



Administrative Office Delivery Address:

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse
24 New Chardon Street
Boston, MA 02114

Tel - Civil:         617-788-8400
Tel - Criminal:   617-788-8600
Tel - Probation: 617-788-8426
Fax:
TTY:

    
   
   
Administrative Office Personnel: