News and information on actions being taken by Massachusetts state courts in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
The COVID-19 (coronavirus), global pandemic has not spared the Massachusetts court systems. Starting on March 13, 2020, the Supreme Judicial Court as well as the Massachusetts trial courts began issuing standing orders about how the court system will work for the near future. Here are some of the highlights as of the writing of this post:
All trial courts will be closed to the public, including defendants, from March 16, 2020 through April 3, 2020. The exception to this is only emergency hearings that cannot be conducted through video or telephone.
All jury trials will be cancelled from March 16, 2020 through April 24, 2020.
All non-custody cases that were scheduled for a date between March 16, 2020 and May 1, 2020 will be continued for at least 60 days.
These rules will affect some cases differently, but for most people that have ongoing cases, it means one thing: you will not have court until at least May 4, 2020. So far each court has been choosing new dates in different ways, but it is important to reach out to your attorney to see how they will get your new date.
Please see the latest list of temporary court closures.
Courts temporarily closed, reopening dates, and courts handling emergency matters:
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Boston Boston Juvenile Court Central Division of the BMC Charlestown Division of the BMC Eastern Housing Court Roxbury Division, Boston Municipal Court Suffolk Probate & Family Court
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Friday, April 3rd Friday, April 3rd Monday, April 6th Friday, April 3rd Monday, April 6th Friday, April 3rd
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East Boston Division of the BMC West Roxbury Division of the BMC |
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Dudley Dudley District Court |
Friday, April 3rd |
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Framingham / Natick Framingham District Court Natick District Court |
Reopening date pending |
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Lynn Lynn District Court |
Reopening date pending |
Peabody District Court |
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North Adams Northern Berkshire District Court |
Thursday, April 2nd |
Pittsifield District Court |
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Wareham Wareham District Court |
Friday, April 3rd |
Plymouth District Court |
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Westborough Westborough District Court |
Monday, April 13th |
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