Massachusetts Rules of Court
See Also:
Rules
Civil, Criminal and Appellate Procedure
- Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure Also available as an eBook!
- Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure, with amendments effective June 1, 2012. Also available as an eBook!
- Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure Also available as an eBook!
- Massachusetts Guide to Evidence, 2012 edition. Also available as an eBook!
Supreme Judicial Court
- Supreme Judicial Court Rules, with amendments effective July 1, 2012 and September 4, 2012.
- Supreme Judicial Court Orders
Appeals Court
- Massachusetts Appeals Court Rules
- Massachusetts Appeals Court Standing Orders
- Pilot Program Requiring Appellants to File Docketing Statements in Civil Cases, extended through December 31, 2012.
- Adoption of Pilot Program Requiring Appellants to File Docketing Statements in Criminal Cases. Effective December 1, 2011-December 31, 2012.
Massachusetts Trial Court Rules
- I. Uniform Summary Process Rules
- II. Uniform Magistrate Rules
- III. Uniform Small Claims Rules
- IV. Uniform Rules Requiring Disclosure of Pending and Concluded Care or Custody Matters
- V. Procedure Regulating the Issuance of Standing Orders
- VI. Uniform Rules for Permanency Hearings
- VII. Uniform Rules on Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions
- VIII. Uniform Rules on Impoundment Procedure
- IX. Uniform Rules on Subpoenas to Court Officials
- X. Uniform Rule Requiring Disclosure of Present or Past Receipt of Public Assistance Benefits by Minor Children
- XI. Uniform Rule for Probable Cause Determinations for Persons Arrested Without a Warrant
- XII. Rule on Requests for Interdepartmental Judicial Assignments
- Administrative Order 10-2: For the Conduct of a Pilot Program at the Barnstable Division of the Probate and Family Court Department and for the Interdepartmental Transfer of Certain Abuse Prevention Proceedings
Superior Court
- Massachusetts Superior Court Rules Also available as an eBook!
- Rules Governing Persons Authorized to Take Bail
- Superior Court Standing Orders
- Superior Court Administrative Directive 09-01: Business Litigation Sessions
District/Municipal Court
- District/Municipal Courts Supplemental Rules of Civil Procedure
- District/Municipal Courts Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Massachusetts District/Municipal Courts Rules for Appellate Division Appeal
- District Court Standing Orders
- Special Rules of the District Court of Massachusetts
- District Court Rules for Probation Violation Proceedings
- Boston Municipal Court Standing Orders
- District Court Standards of Judicial Practice: Civil Commitment and Authorization of Medical Treatment for Mental Illness
- District Court Standards of Judicial Practice: The Complaint Procedure
- District Court Criminal Model Jury Instructions
Probate and Family Court
- Supplemental Rules of the Probate and Family Court Effective January 2, 2012.
- Massachusetts Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure Also available as an eBook!
- Probate and Family Court Standing Orders
- Probate and Family Court Uniform Practices
Housing Court
Juvenile Court
- Massachusetts Juvenile Court Rules for the Care and Protection of Children
- Juvenile Court Standing Orders
Other Massachusetts Courts
- Massachusetts Land Court Rules Also available as an eBook!
- Uniform Rules on Dispute Resolution
- United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts Local Bankruptcy Rules
- Federal Local Rules District of Massachusetts
Time Standards and Case Management
- District Court Time Standards
- Civil Case Management (Standing Order 1-04)
- Civil Time Standards (Standing Order 2-04)
- Criminal Time Standards (Standing Order 3-04)
- Housing Court Time Standards (Standing Order 1-04)
- Juvenile Court Time Standards (Standing Order 2-07)
- Land Court Time Standards (Standing Order 1-04)
- Case Management and Time Standards for Cases Filed in the Probate and Family Court Department (Standing Order 1-06)
- Superior Court Criminal Case Management (Standing Order 2-86: amended)
- Superior Court Time Standards: Standing Order 1-88
- Time Standards for Completion of Transcripts in Civil and Criminal Cases (Administrative Order 09-02)
Professional Conduct
- Bar Discipline
- Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners
- Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers
- Rules of the Commission on Judicial Conduct
- Rules of the Committee on Judicial Ethics
- Rules of Professional Conduct
- Professional Conduct for Clerks of the Court
Guidelines
- Child Support Guidelines
- Guidelines for Judicial Practice: Abuse Prevention Proceedings, 2011 edition.
- Sentencing Guidelines
- Guidelines on the Public's Access to Judicial Proceedings and Records
- Massachusetts Guide to Evidence, 2012 edition.
- Interim Guidelines for the Protection of Personal Identifying Data in Publicly Accessible Court Documents
Court Fees
- Appeals Court Fee Schedule
- District Court Filing Fees
- Housing Court Fees
- Land Court Fees
- Probate and Family Court Uniform Fee Schedule
- Probate and Family Court Uniform Fee Schedule effective March 31, 2012. "This fee schedule does not include specific references to actions and pleadings that will be utilized under the newly enacted provisions of the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code as there is currently pending in the Massachusetts Legislature a bill that will address those fees. Until further notice, any petition that is filed, that is not specifically provided for in the Uniform Fee Schedule, will be charged a General Petition fee of $150...There will be some pleadings for which we will not be able to charge a fee until the Legislature acts. These pleadings include, but are not limited to, Demand for Sureties, Foreign Conservator Sworn Statement, Closing Statement, Foreign Personal Representative Sworn Statement and Small Estate Closing Statement."
- Superior Court Filing Fees
- Supreme Judicial Court Fees