Massachusetts District Courts: Difference between revisions
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 1 July 2025
The District Courts are trial courts in Massachusetts that have jurisdiction over most criminal cases, including felonies punishable by less than five years, small claims involving less than $7,000, civil cases involving less than $25,000. The courts also hear juvenile, mental health, and housing cases.[1] Most counties in the state have multiple district courts.[2][3]
In Massachusetts, district court judges are appointed by the governor with help from a nominating commission and confirmed by the Governor's Council. They serve until age 70. District court judges receive temporary assignments to specific geographic jurisdictions, and those assignments may change over time.[4]
Courts
Barnstable County
Berkshire County
Bristol County
- Attleboro District Court
- Fall River District Court
- New Bedford District Court
- Taunton District Court
Dukes County
Essex County
- Gloucester District Court
- Haverhill District Court
- Ipswich District Court
- Lawrence District Court
- Lynn District Court
- Newburyport District Court
- Peabody District Court
- Salem District Court
Franklin County
Hampden County
- Chicopee District Court
- Holyoke District Court
- Palmer District Court
- Springfield District Court
- Westfield District Court
Hampshire County
Middlesex County
- Ayer District Court
- Cambridge District Court
- Concord District Court
- Framingham District Court
- Lowell District Court
- Malden District Court
- Marlborough District Court
- Natick District Court
- Newton District Court
- Somerville District Court
- Waltham District Court
- Woburn District Court
Nantucket County
Norfolk County
- Brookline District Court
- Dedham District Court
- Quincy District Court
- Stoughton District Court
- Wrentham District Court
Plymouth County
Suffolk County
Worcester County
- Clinton District Court
- Dudley District Court
- East Brookfield District Court
- Fitchburg District Court
- Gardner District Court
- Leominster District Court
- Milford District Court
- Uxbridge District Court
- Westborough District Court
- Winchdendon District Court
- Worcester District Court[5]
See also
External links
- The Massachusetts Court System, "Massachusetts District Court"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "District Court Jurisdiction"
- The Massachusetts Court System, "District Court County Divisions"
- Court Records Free Reference and Directory, "Massachusetts Court Records"
Footnotes
- ↑ Mass.gov, "District Court," accessed August 1, 2019
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "District Court Locations, accessed August 1, 2019
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Jurisdiction of the District Court Department," accessed August 1, 2019
- ↑ Social Law, "Judicial Assignments," accessed August 1, 2019
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "Alphabetical listing of courthouses, accessed August 1, 2019
Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts
