Court press releases 2025

News and announcements from the Massachusetts court system.

Press releases issued in 2025 by the Public Information Office of the Supreme Judicial Court.

December 2025

• Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd Delivers State of the Judiciary Speech to the Legal Community (December 9, 2025)

November 2025

• Massachusetts Trial Court to Celebrate National Adoption Day in Courthouses Across the Commonwealth (November 19, 2025)

October 2025

• Trial Court Issues New Child Support Guidelines (October 30, 2025)
• Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee Presents 2025 Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards to Lawyers, Law Students, and a Law Firm (October 29, 2025)

September 2025

• Supreme Judicial Court Issues Revised Rule 3:03 Governing Law Student Practice in Massachusetts Courts (September 26, 2025)
• Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee to Present 2025 Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards to Lawyers, Law Students, and a Law Firm (September 24, 2025)

August 2025

• Supreme Judicial Court Boston Judicial Youth Corps Program Participants Celebrate Graduation (August 13, 2025)

June 2025

• Supreme Judicial Court Announces New Board of Bar Overseers Officers and Members (June 30, 2025)
• Supreme Judicial Court Announces Access to Justice Commission Appointments (June 11, 2025)

May 2025

• Supreme Judicial Court Statement on the Passing of Former SJC Chief Justice Herbert P. Wilkins (May 29, 2025)
• Honorable Brian J. Dunn Appointed Chief Justice of the Probate and Family Court (May 12, 2025)
• Massachusetts Trial Court Launches Tool for E-Filing Petitions to Seal Eviction Records (May 5, 2025)

April 2025

• 2025 Edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence Now Available (April 29, 2025)
• Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee Solicits Nominations for 2025 Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards and Submissions for Pro Bono Honor Roll (April 17, 2025)

March 2025

• State Judges to Visit Schools, Libraries, Senior Centers and Community Organizations for Judicial Outreach Month in March (March 7, 2025)

February 2025

• Supreme Judicial Court Issues New Judicial Guidelines for Civil Cases with Self-Represented Litigants (February 12, 2025)
• Massachusetts Trial Court Announces the Implementation of the Office of Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Oversight (February 6, 2025)

January 2025

• Governor Administers Ceremonial Oath of Office Swearing In Honorable Amy Lyn Blake as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court (January 28, 2025)
• Attorney Allison S. Cartwright Sworn In as Clerk of Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Suffolk (January 1, 2025)

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Date published:	January 1, 2025