Invitations to Comment
The court invites comments on the following new rules or proposed changes to existing rules. Invitations to comment that have expired are removed from the list.
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to the Model Jury Instructions on Eyewitness Identification
Comments due by: September 16, 2025
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rule 25 of Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
Comments due by: August 6, 2025
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendment to Rule 18 of Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
Comments due by: August 6, 2025
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules 13, 16, and 20 of Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
Comments due by: August 6, 2025
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules 3, 10, and 29 of Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure
Comments due by: August 6, 2025
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules 1-85 of the Massachusetts Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure
Comments due by: June 30, 2025
Notice Inviting Comment on Amendment to Juvenile Court Rules on the Care and Protection of Children
Comments due by: April 24, 2025
Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Superior Court Rule 9A(b)
Comments due by: January 31, 2025
Rule Changes
The following are recent notices of rule changes and the date when each rule change goes into effect. Rule changes are removed from this list after the effective date has passed. Please refer to the Court's online listing of Rules of Court and Standing Orders to view updated rules and dates when rules were amended.
Amendment to the Juvenile Court Rules for the Care and Protection of Children
Effective: August 4, 2025
Amendment to Superior Court Rule 64: Appellate Division
Effective: May 1, 2025
Amendments to Rule 3:07 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court
Effective: June 1, 2025
Amendments to Rules 30 and 77 of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure
Effective: March 10, 2025
Amendment to Rule 5(C) of the Clients' Security Board Rules
Effective: March 10, 2025
Amendments to Rule 30 (b) (4) of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure
Effective: February 1, 2025
Amendments to Rules 7, 7A, 7B, 9 and 10 of Trial Court Rule III: Uniform Small Claims Rules
Effective: February 3, 2025
New Rule 49 of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure
Effective: March 1, 2025
Amendments to Rule 14 of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure
Effective: March 1, 2025
Amendments to the Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers and adoption of new Section 4.24
Effective: December 1, 2024
Amendments to Rule 4:01 of the Rules of the Supreme Judicial Court
Effective: December 1, 2024
A listing of Rules of Court and Standing Orders are available on the court's website. Please note that not all Massachusetts Rules of Court are available online. Efforts have been taken to ensure accuracy in all rules on the court's website, but if there are discrepancies between the electronic versions of the rules found on the website and the official print versions that appear in a volume such as Massachusetts Reports, the print version should be considered authoritative.
| Last updated: | April 16, 2025 |
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