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Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Location
Information
Seat: Boston
Population (2020): 797,936
County Commissioners: 0

The county seat of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, is in Boston. The county government of Suffolk County has been abolished, meaning that there is no separate county budget and administrative supervision of county functions is done by various state departments.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (2024)

Suffolk County, Massachusetts, held general elections for register of deeds, county clerk of courts civil business, county clerk of courts criminal business, county clerk of supreme judicial court, and register of probate on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for September 3, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 30, 2024.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (2022)

Suffolk County, Massachusetts, held general elections for district attorney and sheriff on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for September 6, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was May 31, 2022.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (2020)

Suffolk County, Massachusetts, held a partisan general election for register of probate on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for September 15, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was June 2, 2020.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (2018)

Suffolk County, Massachusetts, held general elections for district attorney, register of deeds, and clerk of courts on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on September 4, 2018.

Elected officials

If any officeholder information below is no longer accurate, please contact us with any updates.

Other elected officials

Suffolk County residents elect the following county officials:

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Suffolk County Clerk of Courts Civil Business	John E. Powers	2023
Suffolk County Clerk of Courts Criminal Business	Maura Hennigan	2019
Suffolk County Clerk of Supreme Judicial Court	Allison Cartwright	January 1, 2025
Suffolk County Register of Deeds	Stephen Murphy	2016
Suffolk County Register of Probate	Stephanie L. Everett	August 16, 2023
Suffolk County Sheriff	Steven Tompkins	2013
Suffolk District Attorney	Kevin Hayden	January 3, 2022

Recent news

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External links

• Suffolk Probate and Family Court website
• Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department website
• Clerk's Office for The County of Suffolk

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