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The Massachusetts Trial Court was created by Chapter 478 of the Acts of 1978 that reorganized the courts into seven Trial Court Departments. Administrative Justices became responsible for the administration of each court department and as part of the overhaul, all judges became state judges with the same salary and benefits.
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 ...
John Adams Courthouse, home to the SJC. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Although the claim is disputed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, [1] [2] the SJC claims the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Americas, [3] with a recognized history dating to the establishment of the ...
The first court session was held in Boston in 1789. The second term was held in Salem in 1790 and court session locations alternated between the two cities until 1813. That year, Boston became the court's permanent home. A western division was opened in Springfield in 1979 and a central division was opened in Worcester in 1987.
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.
The Massachusetts District Court (also known as the District Court Department of the Trial Court) is a trial court in Massachusetts that hears a wide range of criminal, civil, housing, juvenile, mental health, and other types of cases.
Until the creation of the Massachusetts Appeals Court in 1972, it was the only court of statewide jurisdiction other than the Supreme Judicial Court. [4] The original text of Land Court cases is provided by Westlaw, Mass Cases and LexisNexis. A law reporter with Land Court cases, commentary, and subject matter indices is provided by Landlaw Inc.
Massachusetts Appellate Division Reports from the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries; Slip opinions of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Massachusetts Appeals Court; Unpublished decisions of the Massachusetts Appeals Court; Local ordinance codes from Public.Resource.Org; Case law: "Massachusetts", Caselaw Access Project, Harvard ...