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 Rule 4 and to cross-references in Rule 3 and 9 of the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
Comments due by: July 22, 2024
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules 10 and 29 of the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
Comments due by: July 22, 2024
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct (SJC Rule 3:07)
Comments due by: June 21, 2024
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:03
Comments due by: May 24, 2024 (Please note that this is an extension of the comment period)
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers
Comments due by: May 10, 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
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.