Trial Court Issues Amended Child Support Guidelines - Amended guidelines go into effect on July 31, 2023

Trial Court Chief Justice Jeffrey A. Locke today announced the promulgation of amended child support guidelines to be effective on July 31, 2023. The amended child support guidelines shall be applied to all child support orders and judgments entered as of July 31, 2023. Read Full Article

Supreme Judicial Court Commences Search for Next Chief Justice of the Trial Court

With Chief Justice Jeffrey Locke retiring in December 2023, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has commenced the process to select his successor by issuing a notice inviting applications and nominations for the position of Chief Justice of the Trial Court. Read Full Article

Press Release - Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elspeth B. Cypher to Retire

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elspeth B. Cypher today advised Governor Maura Healey that she will retire from the Court on January 12, 2024. Appointed by Governor Charlie Baker, Justice Cypher was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court on March 31, 2017. Read Full Article

2023 Edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence Now Available

BOSTON, MA — The Supreme Judicial Court and its Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Evidence Law today announced the release of the 2023 edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence. For this fifteenth anniversary edition, the print version of the Guide will appear in a larger format with a durable spiral binding, enabling readers to lay the book down flat for ease of use. Read Full Article

Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee Solicits Nominations for ​2023 Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards and Submissions for Pro Bono Honor Roll

The Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services today announced that it is seeking nominations for the 2023 Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards. Named for attorneys John Adams and John Quincy Adams, the Adams Awards honor Massachusetts lawyers, law students, law firms, and legal organizations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to providing pro bono services for the benefit of individuals of limited means. Read Full Article