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Juvenile
Court Department
Jurisdiction: The Juvenile Court Department has general jurisdiction
over delinquency, children in need of services (CHINS), care
and protection petitions, adult contributing to a delinquency
of a minor cases, adoption, guardianship, termination of parental
rights proceedings, and youthful offender cases. The Court Reorganization Act authorized the
establishment of a statewide juvenile court. There are eleven
divisions of the juvenile court with sessions in more than forty
locations. The names and territorial jurisdictions are contained
in G.L. c.218, s.57.
Administrative Office
Mailing Address:
Administrative Office of the Juvenile Court
Three Center Plaza, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Office Delivery Address:
Administrative Office of the Juvenile Court
Three Center Plaza, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: 617-788-6550
Fax: 617-788-8965
TTY: 617-788-6202
Administrative Office Personnel:
| Chief Justice: |
Martha P. Grace |
| Court Administrator: |
Jane Strickland |
| Assistant Court Administrator: |
Jacqueline Schelfhaudt |
| Administrative Assistant for Intergovernment Relations: |
William D. Kane |
| Case Manager: |
James Morton |
| Regional Coordinator: |
Jolene A. Malegieri |
| Implementation Coordinator: |
Michael E. Kickham |
| Administrative Attorney: |
Ann Marie Ritchie |
Complete Contact List for the Administrative Office |
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Courthouses by County:
| Barnstable County |
the Barnstable
County/Town of Plymouth Division, with sessions in Barnstable,
Plymouth, Orleans, Falmouth, Edgartown and Nantucket; |
| Berkshire County |
the Berkshire
County Division, with sessions in Pittsfield, North Adams
and Great Barrington; |
| Bristol County |
the Bristol
County Division, with sessions in Fall River, New Bedford,
Taunton and Attleboro; |
| Dukes County |
See Barnstable County |
| Essex County |
the Essex
County Division, with sessions in Lawrence, Lynn, Salem
and Newburyport; |
| Franklin County |
the Franklin-Hampshire
Counties Division, with sessions in Northampton, Ware,
Greenfield and Orange; |
| Hampden County |
the Hampden
County Division, with sessions in Springfield, Holyoke
and Palmer; |
| Hampshire County |
the Franklin-Hampshire
Counties Division, with sessions in Northampton, Ware,
Greenfield and Orange; |
| Middlesex
County |
the Middlesex
County Division, with sessions in Cambridge, Framingham,
Lowell and Waltham |
| Nantucket
County |
See Barnstable County |
| Norfolk
County |
the Norfolk
County Division, with sessions in Dedham, Quincy and
Stoughton |
| Plymouth County |
the Plymouth
County Division, with sessions in Brockton, Wareham and
Hingham; |
| Suffolk County |
the Suffolk
County Division, with sessions in Boston, Dorchester,
West Roxbury and Chelsea; |
| Worcester County |
the Worcester
County Division, with sessions in Worcester, Dudley,
Fitchburg, Milford and Leominster. |
Judges and Judicial Officers
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