CONTACT: Joan Kenney / Bruce Brock
617/557-1114

joan.kenney@sjc.state.ma.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 24, 2004



Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Worcester
Trial Court To Be Held on Friday, June 25



What:

A new Worcester Trial Court, the largest court facility in the Commonwealth, will be built in downtown Worcester. The five-story courthouse will house the Worcester District Court, Worcester Housing Court, Worcester Juvenile Court, Worcester Probate and Family Court, and Worcester Superior Court.  It will contain 26 courtrooms, grand jury room, offices, public transaction areas, hearing rooms, public lobbies, and secure holding areas. The courthouse is scheduled for completion in 2007.


When:

Friday, June 25, 2004
1:00 p.m.


Where:

Tent located near Central Street and Commercial Street
Downtown Worcester


Speakers:

Governor of the Commonwealth Mitt Romney
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall
Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan
Commissioner David B. Perini, Division of Capital Asset Management
State Senator Harriette L. Chandler
State Representative John J. Binienda, Sr.
Worcester District Attorney John J.Conte  
Worcester Mayor Timothy P. Murray