Types of cases available through the Attorney Portal

Find out what case types and imaging are available online for each Trial Court department.

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Overview

The case types listed below are available to attorneys on masscourts.org. Please note that most criminal cases are only available by docket number. If you're searching by docket number, make sure you enter the number exactly how it appears. 

Learn how to view electronic case information through the Attorney Portal.

Boston Municipal Court

  • Civil
  • Criminal
  • Small claims
  • Summary process (eviction)
  • Supplementary process

Images are available for some docket entries.

District Court

  • Civil
  • Criminal
  • Small claims
  • Summary process (eviction)
  • Supplementary process

Most scanned and electronically filed images are also available.

Housing Court

  • Civil
  • Small claims
  • Summary process (eviction)
  • Supplementary process

Images are available for some docket entries.

Land Court

  • Miscellaneous
  • Permit
  • Registration
  • Servicemembers
  • Severed
  • Subsequent
  • Tax lien
  • Other court

Under a pilot, document images are available in the majority of Land Court case types where case documents and records have been digitally imaged. Images aren’t available for impounded documents or records.

Probate & Family Court

  • Change of name
  • Domestic relations custody, support, and parenting time
  • Domestic relations
  • Domestic relations/other
  • Equity partition
  • Equity complaint
  • Equity petition 
  • Estates and administration
  • Guardianship
  • Joint petition
  • Paternity 
  • Paternity in equity
  • Probate abuse / conservator
  • Probate other
  • Special immigration juvenile status
  • Wills for safekeeping

Images are available for some docket entries.

Superior Court

Civil case types:

  • Administrative civil actions
  • Actions involving the state/municipality
  • Business litigation
  • Civil actions with incarcerated party
  • Contract/business cases
  • Equitable remedies
  • Miscellaneous civil actions
  • Real property
  • Sexually Dangerous Persons (SDP) - determination
  • Sexually Dangerous Persons (SDP) -  exam & discharge
  • Torts

Criminal case types:

  • Bail petitions
  • Criminal complaints
  • Indictments
  • Legacy Sexually Dangerous Persons (SDP) (only Suffolk Criminal)
  • Probation transfers

Images are available for some docket entries.

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