Press Release  State Judges to Visit Schools and Community Organizations in March

BOSTON, MA — The Trial Court’s annual National Judicial Outreach Month program began this week with virtual and in person activities planned for schools and community organizations across the Commonwealth.

As part of an effort to build community understanding and trust in the judicial system and the court’s commitment to equal access to justice, more than 60 active and retired judges will speak to students and members of the public about the importance of an impartial, independent judiciary governed by the rule of law.

National Judicial Outreach Week, an initiative of the American Bar Association since 2017, is observed during the month of March with the annual theme, "Preserving the Rule of Law." In 2019, the Trial Court expanded the program to a full month to enable wider participation.

This year, judges from the Boston Municipal, District, Probate and Family, Housing, Juvenile, Land, and Superior Courts, and justices from the Appeals Court will participate in virtual or in person visits to local middle and high schools, colleges, councils on aging, and public libraries statewide to educate the public on different aspects of the judicial branch, how the American legal system works, and the work that judges do in courts every day.

Events will take place in the following locations: Brockton, Boston, Bourne, Boxford, Brewster, Brighton, Charlestown, Cheshire, Chicopee, Greenfield, Hingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Jamaica Plain, Lee, Longmeadow, Lynn, Malden, Marshfield, Medford, Monson, North Attleborough, North Brookfield, North Reading, Northampton, Norton, Orange, Pittsfield, Rowe, Sharon, Shrewsbury, South Deerfield, South Dennis, Sutton, Upton, Walpole, Warwick, Weston, Williamstown, West Bridgewater, and West Springfield.

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