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Superior Court: Get to know the case number format

Learn more about Superior Court case numbers and how they are formatted.
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Example of a case number format: 1473CV00213

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Two Digit Year > Two Digit Court Code > Two Letter Case Group > Five Digit Sequence Number

A diagram explaining how Superior Court case numbers are formatted; details follow on page.

Two digit year

In case number 1473CV00213, "14" represents the year 2014.

Two digit court code

In case number 1473CV00213, "73" is the two digit court code, which stands for Bristol County Superior Court.

CourtsCodes
Barnstable72
Bristol73
Dukes74
Nantucket75
Berkshire76
Essex77
Franklin78
Hampden79
Hampshire80
Middlesex81
Norfolk82
Plymouth83
Suffolk84
Worcester85

Two letter case group

In case number 1473CV00213, "CV" is the case group, which stands for Civil.

Case GroupsCodes
CivilCV
CriminalCR
Bail PetitionBP

Five digit sequence number

A five digit sequence number can be found in every Superior Court case number. In case number 1473CV00213, "00213" is the sequence number.

Additional Resources

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Contact   for Superior Court: Get to know the case number format

Phone

Call Superior Court at (617) 788-8130

Fax

(617) 788-8137

Address

Administrative Office
Suffolk County Courthouse, 3 Pemberton Square, 13th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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