Judiciary of Massachusetts

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branch of government state court system

The Judiciary of Massachusetts is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting and applying Massachusetts law, administering justice, and overseeing legal proceedings across its various trial and appellate courts.

Aliases (12)

Massachusetts court system ×5
Massachusetts judiciary ×5
Massachusetts Judiciary ×3
Massachusetts Trial Court ×3
Massachusetts courts ×3
Massachusetts judicial system ×3
Judicial Branch of Massachusetts ×2
Massachusetts judicial branch ×2
Judicial branch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ×1
Massachusetts judicial authorities ×1
Massachusetts state court system ×1
Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of government → state court system →
administers	justice in Massachusetts →
appliesLawOf	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
country	United States →
employs	clerks of court in Massachusetts → court staff in Massachusetts → judges of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts → probation officers in Massachusetts →
hasAdministrativeOffice	Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth → Massachusetts Court Administrator → Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner → Massachusetts Probation Service → Office of Court Management → Office of the Commissioner of Probation →
hasBranch	Massachusetts Appeals Court → Massachusetts Trial Court → Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts →
hasComponent	Boston Municipal Court → Massachusetts Appeals Court Single Justice Session → Massachusetts District Court → Massachusetts Housing Court → Massachusetts Juvenile Court → Massachusetts Land Court → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court → Massachusetts Superior Court →
hasFunction	administration of jury system → administration of probate matters → appellate review of lower court decisions → discipline of members of the bar through court rules → family law adjudication → housing and landlord-tenant adjudication → interpretation of state constitution → interpretation of state statutes → juvenile justice adjudication → land and real property adjudication → regulation of practice and procedure in state courts → trial of civil cases → trial of criminal cases →
hasSeat	Boston, Massachusetts →
highestCourt	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts →
interprets	Massachusetts law →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
language	English →
legalSystem	common law →
overseenBy	Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts →
oversees	legal proceedings in Massachusetts →
partOf	Government of Massachusetts →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Adams Courthouse ("Massachusetts judicial system") → Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth ("Massachusetts judicial branch") → Massachusetts Appeals Court → Massachusetts Court Administrator ("Massachusetts court system") → Massachusetts Court Administrator ("Judicial Branch of Massachusetts") → Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court → Office of Court Management ("Massachusetts court system") → Office of Court Management ("Judicial Branch of Massachusetts") → Office of the Clerk of the Appeals Court ("Massachusetts judiciary") → Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court ("Massachusetts court system") →	partOf
Boston Municipal Court ("Massachusetts Judiciary") → Massachusetts Land Court ("Massachusetts Judiciary") → Massachusetts Probate and Family Court ("Massachusetts Judiciary") →	governingBody
Kimberly S. Budd ("Massachusetts judiciary") → Massachusetts Bar ("Massachusetts judicial system") →	isPartOf
Massachusetts Juvenile Court ("Massachusetts state court system") → Office of the Commissioner of Probation ("Massachusetts judicial system") →	legalSystem
Massachusetts Bar ("Massachusetts courts") →	appliesToJurisdiction
Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth ("Massachusetts judicial authorities") →	appointedBy
Supreme Judicial Court ("Judicial branch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts") →	branchOf
Massachusetts General Laws ("Massachusetts courts") →	enforcedBy
Judiciary of Massachusetts ("Massachusetts Trial Court") →	hasBranch
Government of Massachusetts ("Massachusetts Trial Court") →	hasPart
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ("Massachusetts Trial Court") →	hearsAppealsFrom
Government of Massachusetts →	judicialBranch
Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth ("Massachusetts court system") →	jurisdiction
Massachusetts Appeals Court Reports ("Massachusetts judicial branch") →	maintainedBy
Norfolk County Courthouse in Dedham ("Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts") →	operatedBy
Massachusetts Appeals Court Reports ("Massachusetts court system") →	publisher
Office of the Commissioner of Probation ("Massachusetts judiciary") →	reportsTo
Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner ("Massachusetts judiciary") →	subjectTo
Code of Massachusetts Regulations ("Massachusetts courts") →	usedBy
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction ("Massachusetts judiciary") →	worksWith