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Internal court policies & guides

A collection of internal court policies and guides related to the Executive Office of the Trial Court.
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Policies

Annual notice of employment policies
Emergency or weather-related court closings
Interim guidelines for use of Generative AI
Massachusetts Trial Court Policy on Interactions with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Policy regarding commemorative or expressive works in Massachusetts courthouses
Trial Court policy on complaints regarding court-connected dispute resolution services 
Trial Court policy on data collection and record keeping
Trial Court policy on evaluation of dispute resolution services
Trial Court policy on fees for court-connected dispute resolution services
Trial Court record retention schedule
Rescinded: Trial Court Policy for videoconferencing
Written Information Security Program (WISP) for non-public documents held by the courts

Self-represented litigants

Historical Background Document -- Serving the self-represented litigant: A guide by and for Mass. court staff (2010), Open PDF file, 3.53 MB (English, PDF 3.53 MB)
Addressing the needs of self-represented litigants in our courts, Open PDF file, 105.7 KB (English, PDF 105.7 KB)
Addressing the needs of self-represented litigants in our courts - Appendix, Open PDF file, 3.4 MB (English, PDF 3.4 MB)

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