Public access to Boston Municipal Court events in the East Boston Division

How to listen to a Boston Municipal Court event

To listen to a Boston Municipal Court Department event via a Public Access Telephone Line, follow these steps:

1.    Identify the assigned session on the Boston Municipal Court Department’s Daily List Report published on the court’s website (see below example)

2.    Call the toll free number (listed below) for the assigned session.

3.    When prompted, enter the Participant Passcode, including the # symbol on your telephone.

4.    You will be connected to the audio for the event once the event begins.  You are receiving audio only and will be unable to participate in the event.

Per SJC Rule 1:19, you are strictly prohibited from making any unauthorized recording of the hearing.    

Public access telephone lines

Toll free number	Participant code	Session
[phone]	9694124#	Arraignment; Drug Court;  Post Disposition; Pretrial; Trial; Video Conference; Virtual Court Session
[phone]	7905104#	2nd Session SC/SP; 2nd Session Civil/SU

If you have difficulty accessing the Public Access Telephone Lines for an event in the East Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court Department, please contact the clerk’s office at [phone].

Last updated:	December 13, 2021