Massachusetts District Courts
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]
Justices
Massachusetts district court justices:[5][6]
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*Assigned from the Boston Municipal Courts.
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[7]
Former justices
- Philip A. Beattie
- Arthur F. Haley
- Peter J. Kilmartin
- Joan E. Lynch
- Francis L. Marini
- W. James O'Neill
- Dominic J. Paratore
- Gregory L. Phillips
- David S. Ross
- Sarah B. Singer
- Sabita Singh
- Severlin Singleton, III
- Neil J. Walker
- Patricia T. Poehler
- Margaret R. Guzman
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, "District Court Justices," accessed August 1, 2019
- ↑ The Massachusetts Court System, "District Courts by County," 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
