The Supreme Judicial Court Rules Committee solicits comments on a proposed amendment to SJC Rule 1:11. The amendment would delete Rule 1:11, Sec. 7 A (5) which provides that sealed case records that are not required to be retained under the rule may not be destroyed for 100 years after final disposition of the underlying case. With the deletion of this provision, sealed case records would be treated the same as case records that are not sealed.
A redline of the proposed amendment to Section 7A appears at the link below. Comments should be directed to christine.burak@jud.state.ma.us on or before January 16, 2026. Comments received will be made available to the public.