The Massachusetts Judicial Branch

Welcome to the Massachusetts Judicial Branch. This site includes the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the courts, judicial profiles, press releases, recent court opinions, and a variety of other useful information. You are invited to explore and share information about the Massachusetts court system. The Judicial Branch is dedicated to the improvement of the administration of justice. The site is updated regularly and is an excellent source of What's New in the Massachusetts Courts. Thank you for visiting.

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News:

• Probate and Family Court Announces Internet Access to Publicly Available Estate and Administration Cases
  
  
• Supreme Judicial Court Appoints Attorney to Board of Bar Examiners
  
  
• Challenge Profile Issued for Commissioner of Probation
  
  
• 10th Annual National Adoption Day Celebrated
  
  
• Massachusetts Judge Named to Cambodian War Crimes Tribunal
  
  
• The Trial Court Has Posted Additional Job Opportunities (Updated 12/27/12)
  
  
• Supreme Judicial Court Appoints Members To SJC Standing Advisory Committee on Professionalism
  
  
• Chief Justice Lynda Connolly to Retire from Bench in March; Accepts New Appointment at Simmons College
  
  
• Budget Update
  
  
• Latest Edition of the Office of Community Corrections Newsletter: In the Center
  
  
• Clients' Security Board William J. LeDoux Award
  
  
• Associate Court Administrator Appointed
  
  
• Trial Court Statistics for Fiscal Year 2012
  
  
• 2012 Excellence Awards Announced - Updated with Photos!
  
  
• SJC Statement, Report of Special Counsel R.J. Cinquegrana
  
  
• Memorandum Regarding Chapter 193 of the Acts and Resolves of 2012: An Act Further Regulating Animal Control - Orders Concerning Domesticated Animals in Conjunction with Restraining Orders
  
  
• The Massachusetts Trial Court Partners with Linkedin
  
  
• Brooke Courthouse Information Desk Re-opens
  
  
• Joint Statement on Hiring, Budget and Organization Structure
  
  
• Next Phase of Strategic Planning Effort Underway
  
  
• Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report on the State of the Massachusetts Court System
  
  
• The Separate and Secure Waiting Area Task Force Reports 43 Designated Waiting Areas
  
  
• Strategic Planning Update - Refocus of Process Underway
  
  
• Strategic Planning Update
  
  • Questions/Answers
  • Stakeholder List
    
    
• Victim Bill of Rights Posters Required in All Courthouses
  
  
• 2011 Annual Report on Access to Justice Initiative Issued