Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd Delivers State of the Judiciary Speech to the Legal Community

The Hon. Kimberly S. Budd presented her second annual address on the state of the judiciary to the legal community at the Massachusetts Bar Association's Bench-Bar Symposium today. The event was streamed live from the Seven Justice Courtroom of the John Adams Courthouse. Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Budd opened her remarks acknowledging the challenges and changes the court system has faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Article

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd to Deliver State of the Judiciary Speech to Legal Community ​

The Honorable Kimberly S. Budd will present the annual address on the state of the judiciary to the legal community at the Massachusetts Bar Association's Bench-Bar Symposium. Read Full Article

Massachusetts Trial Court to Launch Federally Funded Grant Program for Drug Courts in Lawrence and Lowell ​

Massachusetts Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey and District Court Chief Justice Paul C. Dawley, together with local and court officials, will formally announce the launch of the MISSION-Mill Cities Grant, which will significantly expand services to court-involved men and women with both substance use and mental health disorders participating in the Lawrence and Lowell Drug Courts. Read Full Article

Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants Delivers State of the Judiciary Speech

Chief Justice Gants expressed gratitude for a "Speaker, a Senate President, and a Governor who understand that the problems we confront every day in our courts -- opiate addiction, mental illness, domestic violence, homelessness, delinquency, to name only a few -- are the same problems they are committed to address, and that our success is their success." Read Full Article

The 2017 Court Management Advisory Board Annual report is now available

The Massachusetts Legislature formed the Court Management Advisory Board (CMAB) to assist the justices of the supreme judicial court, the chief justice of the trial court, and the court administrator on all matters of judicial reform. Per Mass. General Laws Chapter 211B, Section 6A, the CMAB is comprised of ten members appointed according to categories of experience, including business administration, civil law, criminal law, and information technology, in addition to the attorney general or designee, and the executive director or the Massachusetts office of victim assistance. Read Full Article