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The Massachusetts Superior Court (also known as the Superior Court Department of the Trial Court) is a trial court department in Massachusetts. The Superior Court has original jurisdiction in civil actions over $50,000, [ 1 ] and in matters where equitable relief is sought.
Most states have a deadline for completing service of process after filing of the summons and complaint. In New York, for example, service must be completed in 120 days after filing for almost all cases, [20] and Hawaii state circuit courts require service in a civil lawsuit must be effected within six months from commencing suit. [21]
The Massachusetts Appeals Court is the intermediate appellate court of Massachusetts. [1] It was created in 1972 [2] as a court of general appellate jurisdiction. [3] The court is located at the John Adams Courthouse at Pemberton Square in Boston, [4] the same building which houses the Supreme Judicial Court and the Social Law Library. [5]
In San Diego, for example, the number of divorce filings involving at least one pro se litigant rose from 46% in 1992 to 77% in 2000, in Florida from 66% in 1999 to 73% in 2001. [1] California reports in 2001 that over 50% of family matters filings in custody and visitation are by pro se litigants. [2]
The District Court's civil jurisdiction also includes many specialized proceedings: inquests; summary process ; supplementary process (enforcement of money judgments); abuse prevention restraining orders; mental health matters (including involuntary civil commitments and medication orders, and supervision of criminal defendants committed for ...
State courts of Massachusetts Judicial courts. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [1] Massachusetts Appeals Court [2] Massachusetts Trial Court [3] Massachusetts Superior Court (14 divisions) [4] Massachusetts District Court [5] Massachusetts Boston Municipal Court [6] Massachusetts Land Court [7] Massachusetts Housing Court [8] Massachusetts ...
Jennie Loitman Barron, 1937–1959; first woman to serve as a full-time judge in Massachusetts. [27] Matthew Brown, 1962–1972; special justice of the Municipal Court of Boston [28] Margaret Burnham, 1977–1982; First African American female judge in Massachusetts [29] [30] Richard J. Chin, 1989–1993; first Asian American judge in ...
After the complaint has been filed with the court, it has to be properly served to the opposite parties, but usually petitioners are not allowed to serve the complaint personally. [5] The court also can issue a summons – an official summary document which the plaintiff needs to have served together with the complaint. The defendants have ...