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.
There are no postings inviting comments at this time.
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.
- New Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:25
Effective: September 1, 2018 - Amendments to Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:07
Effective: September 1, 2018 - Appeals Court Standing Order Concerning Electronic Filing and Related Amendments to and Rescission of Related Standing Orders and Orders
Effective: September 1, 2018 - New Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:11
Effective: October 1, 2018 - Amendment to Superior Court Rule 47
Effective: November 1, 2018 - Amendments to Superior Court Rules 9A and 9C
Effective: November 1, 2018 - Amendments to the Juvenile Court Rules for the Care and Protection of Children
Effective: November 5, 2018 - Amendments to Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:15
Effective: January 1, 2019 - Amendments to Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 8.1 and 55.1
Effective: January 1, 2019
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.