Table of Contents for the resource, Court system response to COVID-19

• Standing orders, administrative orders, and directives
  • Second amendment to Supreme Judicial Court seventh updated order regarding court operations under the exigent circumstances created by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic 
  • Supreme Judicial Court seventh updated order regarding court operations under the exigent circumstances created by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic 
  • Supreme Judicial Court updated order regarding remote depositions 
  • Supreme Judicial Court Supplemental order regarding virtual proceedings and administration of oaths and affirmations 
  • Supreme Judicial Court updated order authorizing use of electronic signatures by attorneys and self-represented parties 
  • Supreme Judicial Court Order concerning email service in cases under Rule 5(b) of Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure 
  • Supreme Judicial Court Order concerning electronic signatures of judges and clerks 
  • Supreme Judicial Court Order concerning the imposition of global positioning system (GPS) monitoring as condition of release or of probation 
  • Supreme Judicial Court Order for the administering of oaths at depositions via remote audio-video communication equipment 
  • Repealed SJC Orders in re: COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic 
  • Amended Appeals Court Administrative Order 20-3 - August 1, 2021 
  • Appeals Court Administrative Order 20-6 - November 30, 2020 
  • Appeals Court Administrative Order 20-5 - November 20, 2020 
  • Trial Court Emergency Administrative Order 22-2: Temporary alternative procedures for bail magistrates and bail commissioners setting and taking bail after court hours during the COVID-19 pandemic 
  • Trial Court Omnibus Order of rescission of certain Trial Court Emergency Administrative Orders in light of the expiration of the state of emergency 
  • Trial Court Administrative Order 21-2: Trial Court order suspending certain provisions of Trial Court Rule I: Uniform Summary Process Rules 
  • Trial Court Administrative Order 21-1: Order concerning Trial Court policy on possession & use of cell phones & personal electronic devices 
  • Rescinded Trial Court Emergency Administrative Orders 
  • Boston Municipal Court Standing Order 1-23: Continuation of temporary modifications for summary process cases 
  • District Court Standing Order 1-21: Inventory and prioritization of jury trial-ready criminal cases 
  • District Court Standing Order 11-20: Jury trials under the exigent circumstances created by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic 
  • District Court Standing Order 4-20: Protocol Governing Requests for Release from Detention, and Requests to Revise or Revoke or to Stay Sentence, based on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Risks 
  • Juvenile Court Standing Order 2-21: Jury trials under the exigent circumstances created by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic 
  • Juvenile Court Standing Order 5-20: Protocol Governing Requests for Release from Detention, and Requests to Revise or Revoke or to Stay Sentence, based on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Risks 
  • Land Court Standing Order 1-20: Videoconferencing of court events 
  • Security Department Memorandum: Revision of COVID-19 Safety Protocols and Cancellation of COVID-19 Related Security Directives 
• Going to courthouses during COVID-19
  • What to know about cleaning and physical barriers in court facilities 
  • Courthouse COVID-related HVAC System Evaluations 
• Remote hearings and services
  • Remote/virtual court services 
  • Guide to virtual hearings 
• COVID-19 news and updates
  • Press releases and announcements 
• Eviction Information during COVID-19
  • COVID-19 eviction information 
• Domestic and sexual violence resources and information
  • COVID-19 resources for Abuse Protection Orders (209A) and Harassment Prevention Orders (258E) 
  • Protection orders during COVID-19 
• Find information and FAQs by court office or department
  • Trial Court FAQs Related to COVID-19 
  • Temporary changes to service of process, signatures, depositions, oaths and affirmations during COVID-19 
  • Revised Appellate Division guidelines regarding COVID-19 internal operating procedures 
  • District Court FAQs Related to COVID-19 
  • Housing Court frequently asked questions in reference to COVID-19 
  • Waiver of signature requirement for affidavit of indigency for appeals under G.L. c. 123, § 9(a) as a result of COVID-19 
  • Land Court Memo: Procedures for the processing of subsequent cases, condominium documents & document approvals 
  • Memo re: Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020: An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19 (the “Act”) 
  • Alternative options for resolving civil cases in the Superior Court during the COVID-19 pandemic 
  • Superior Court Clerks’ policies on filing papers during the COVID-19 pandemic 
  • Protocol for requesting a teleconference or videoconference hearing in Superior Court criminal cases and tips for participants 
  • Tips for attorneys and self-represented litigants appearing in remote civil hearings before the Superior Court 
• Well-being and technical assistance for lawyers during COVID-19 
• Translated court resources
  • معلومات عن ""كوفد 19"" (كورونا فايروس) باللغة العربية  
  • COVID-19 Informason na Kabuverdianu / COVID-19 information in Cape Verdean Creole 
  • 中文冠狀病毒資訊 
  • Enfòmasyon sou COVID – 19 an Kreyol Ayisyen 
  • ព័ត៌មានអំពីកូវីដ-19 ជាភាសាខ្មែរ 
  • Juízo de Comarca – Perguntas Frequentes relacionadas à COVID-19 
  • Informações em português acerca de COVID-19 (Probate & Family Court) 
  • Информация о COVID-19 на русском 
  • Preguntas Frecuentes del Tribunal de Distrito en cuanto al COVID–19 
  • Información sobre el coronavirus (COVID-19) en español (Probate & Family Court) 
  • Thông tin đại dịch COVID-19 bằng tiếng Việt