Massachusetts District Court
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The Massachusetts District Court is a state trial court of limited jurisdiction that handles criminal, civil, housing, and other matters across numerous local divisions in Massachusetts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Massachusetts state court
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court of limited jurisdiction → state trial court → |
| administeredBy |
Office of Court Management
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surface form: "Office of Court Management of the Massachusetts Trial Court"
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| appealsTo |
Massachusetts Appeals Court
→
Massachusetts Superior Court →
surface form: "Massachusetts Superior Court (in some matters)"
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court →
surface form: "Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (in limited circumstances)"
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| employs |
associate justices
→
clerks-magistrate → first justices of divisions → probation officers → |
| fundedBy |
Massachusetts
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surface form: "Commonwealth of Massachusetts"
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| governedBy | Massachusetts General Laws → |
| handles |
abuse prevention orders
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civil cases → criminal cases → harassment prevention orders → housing matters → ordinance violations → small claims → summary process (eviction) cases → traffic offenses → |
| hasDivisionType |
Boston Municipal Court
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surface form: "Boston Municipal Court divisions"
local district court divisions → |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
certain felony offenses
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civil cases up to a statutory monetary limit → juvenile matters in some divisions → misdemeanor criminal offenses → preliminary stages of felony cases → small claims up to a statutory monetary limit → violations of state and local bylaws → violations of town and city ordinances → |
| hasType | court of record → |
| jurisdiction |
Massachusetts
→
surface form: "Commonwealth of Massachusetts"
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| language | English → |
| location | Massachusetts → |
| partOf | Massachusetts Trial Court → |
| provides |
bench trials
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jury trials in certain criminal and civil cases → |
| subjectTo | oversight of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts → |
| supervisedBy | Chief Justice of the District Court → |
| uses |
Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure (as applicable)
→
Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure → Supplemental Rules and Standing Orders of the District Court → |
| website | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/district-court → |
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this entity surface form: "Massachusetts District Courts"
this entity surface form: "Massachusetts District Courts"