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 of Proposed Amendments to Rules 1-6 of the Massachusetts Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure
Comments due by: December 13, 2024 (Please note that this is an extension of the comment period)
Notice Inviting Comment on Amendments to Juvenile Court Rules on the Care and Protection of Children
Comments due by: December 2, 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.
New Rule 49 of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure
Effective: March 1, 2025
Amendments to Rule 14 of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure
Effective: March 1, 2025
Amendments to the Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers and adoption of new Section 4.24
Effective: December 1, 2024
Amendments to Rule 4:01 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court
Effective: December 1, 2024
Supreme Judicial Court Order Repealing SJC Rule 3:16
Effective: August 14, 2024
Amendments to Rule 3:07 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court
Effective: September 1, 2024
Amendments to Rule 6 of the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
Effective: July 1, 2024
Amendments to Rule 6 of the Appeals Court
Effective: July 1, 2024
Amendments to Rules 13, 16, 17, and 20 of the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
Effective: May 8, 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.
| Last updated: | December 3, 2024 |
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